Never mind the polls, McCain’s toast
July 22nd, 2008 by Jonathan Maziarz in Current Affairs, Editor's Desk, News, Politics, Underappreciated VideoThe numbers never lie. John McCain may appear to be close to Barack Obama in some national polls, but when you break it down by state and start counting electoral votes, McCain is headed for Mondale country.
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