The Mac is Back?

Pennslyvania, although it has voted Democratic in the last four presidential elections, is HUGE in this year's election. Analysts say neither candidate will have an easy time winning without Pennsylvania's 21 electoral votes.
Statewide polls consistently show McCain trailing Obama — though the race has gotten
tighter in the past few days. McCain is still keeping hope alive, though, saying, "We're a couple points behind in Pennsylvania. The pundits have written us off, just like they've done before. My friends, the Mac is back!!"
Personally, i dont think that McCain will take Pennsylvania, but it would mean serious trouble for Obama if he did...

We're Making History

No matter how the vote turns out, Americans will make history today. Obama could become the first black president. John McCain could become the oldest president elected to a first term. Sarah Palin could become the first woman elected vice president. But most importantly, all the phone calls and horrible TV ads and class blogs end today. I'm excited.

McCain's Final Surge

McCain completed a cross-country trek through seven battleground states before arriving at home in Phoenix early this morning.

McCain held seven rallies each in different areas, in an 18-hour quest that took him across three time zones.

McCain has planned events for today in Grand Junction and New Mexico, then a party at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix.

Not bad for an old man.

Obama Wins in Earliest Vote

Obama won the first election returns of the 2008 presidential race, winning 15 of 21 votes cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire. A full 100 per cent of registered voters in the village cast ballots. But hey, every vote counts, right?

I Hate Politics.

The 2008 presidential campaign has been one of the longest in US history, spanning nearly two years, and the most expensive, totalling about $1.5 billion spent by 20 candidates during the primary and general elections. And I just want it to be over.
In my opinion, the next four years are going to suck no matter who gets elected. Black or white, male or female, we're still in a war and an economic crisis. Thank God it's election day.

Obama's Grandma Died

One day before the election. She was 86, and died of cancer.
Obama remembered her as "one of those quiet heroes we have across America, who aren't famous ... but each and every day they work hard. They look after their families. They look after their children and their grandchildren."

I can't imagine any worse timing.

Campaign Finance

For the first time ever in U.S. history, the candidates for president have raised more than $1 billion.

Here's a list of the top donors to Obama and McCain. The organizations themselves did not donate , rather the money came from the organization's PAC, its individual members or employees or owners.

Obama
University of California $909,283
Goldman Sachs $874,207
Harvard University $717,230
Microsoft Corp $714,108
Google Inc $701,099
In total- and according to opensecrets.org- the Obama campaign has raised $639,174,281.

McCain
Merrill Lynch $359,070
Citigroup Inc $296,151
Morgan Stanley $262,777
Goldman Sachs $228,695
JPMorgan Chase & Co $215,042
The McCain campain has raised a total of $360,167,823.

It all seems a little ridiculous given the fact that we're in an economic depression...