Halloween Suprises!

My girlfriend sent me a Halloween card recently that had a newspaper headline on the front that said “McCain Wins!” and on the inside says “This was the scariest card I could find!”.  Right now, that probably is the scariest prospect I can think of, and what better time to write about frightening political things than Halloween!

Right now, it seems that McCain is being routed.  As of yesterday, the Obama campaign announced it would begin running positive campaign ads in Arizona, as polls are showing only a single digit lead.  If Obama makes McCain spend any time or money in Arizona of all states, that can be seen as a victory for the campaign.  Also of note is the fact that Obama will end his campaign with a rally in Prince William County in VA.  Now, this is even a bit of a surprise for me, as only a few months ago I never would have thought he had a chance in Virgina, yet the polls are proving me wrong.

Speaking of surprises, is there anything left in the bag that could really alter the shape of the race?  McCain has brought Joe the Plumber into the limelight, yet with no real affect on the race.  The GOP has once again tried to scare voters by bringing up Obama’s connection with another “radical”, a Columbia Professor whom people claim was part of the PLO, yet that is unclear.  Regardless, scare tactics have been failing, even at this most spooky time of the year.

Could the higher ups in the party even pull out a surprise at this point in time?  For a while, I thought Bush might do something towards the end that would dramatically alter the race, such as a statement about pulling out of Iraq or maybe playing up the fear of Iran.  Yet in reality, the poor state of the Economy is trumping all, as more and more voters are worried about what is happening in this country as opposed to overseas.

This could be an interesting final few days of the campaign.  I’m heading up to New Hampshire for two days starting tomorrow, then will be back on Monday, before heading back up on Tuesday.  Expect a post by Monday at the latest.  Enjoy Halloween, and enjoy this video!