Personally I feel it will either be the "health" air quotes from Senator McKeatingfive or it will be when Obama stated "The notion that because we are not doing the meetings justifies some of the ads going on... I don't mind being attacked for the next three weeks, what the American people can't afford is four more years of failed economic policies."

What do you think?

"I suggest that the pollsters throw out all data for African American voting in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. This election is very different for AAs. In previous elections, the majority of us voted against Bush, but there was a wedge created by the Repulsicans when they appealed to the black church, and paid off black preachers. Particularly in 2004, where the pulpit of the black church became just another campaign stop for high level Repulsican candidates, including Bush.

In 2008, however, there is a ground swell in the black community, and silence from the megachurch leaders, lest they suffer the price of empty collection plates. In the past, we always had to choose the better of two representatives of the status quo. Change was not an option. This year the choice is as clear as a bell. You should see the lines in Atlanta for early voting. And the faces of the people waiting in lines stretching 60 to 100 minutes in length tell the story. "This one is for Florida in 2004!"... "This one is for Fannie Lou Hamer in 1964!"... "This one is for Katrina!"

Yes, we are voting against McCain, but even more importantly, for the first time, we have a candidate for whom to vote wholeheartedly. I've never seen or heard anything like this in our neighborhoods. All across the State of Georgia the racist political structure has historically herded us into "Buttermilk Bottom" isolated pockets of political powerlessness. This is the first time that we have an opportunity to rise up, join together and, in one resounding voice say, "Enough!"

I'm not sure you understand. This vote is 400 years in the making. Pollsters don't seem to take that into account. My 82-year old mother had to be rushed to the hospital last Sunday - congestive heart failure. One of the first things she asked when the oxygen mask was removed was "Will someone please get me an absentee ballot. I don't want to miss the election." Committed? Nah, black folks are *passionate* about this one. This is not only a vote for a candidate; it is a vote for America, the America we heard about from our parents and their parents, across the generations. Freedom and Liberty sound so trite these days, but I remember those words spoken by my Dad on his way to the March on Washington. January 20th will be a dream fulfilled. And if you are expecting only a 95% response on Election Day, you are misinterpreting the sound of the drum."

This is felt in everyone I meet and talk to who is an Obama supporter. I remember I was on the bus going to work and I saw an elderly white woman  with a pin on her chest that said "L'shaa Obama". I told her I liked her button and I supported Obama as well and asked her what it meant. She told me that it meant "Year of Obama" and that she was just counting down the days until she could vote for him. It struck me that me and this elderly women probably have nothing in common but we still feel passionately about this election. This isn't just an election for us my friends, it's our lives, or futures, our hopes and our dreams. This is one election we CAN NOT and WILL NOT allow ourselves to sit on the sidelines and watch play out. We will win this election and we will win it because  we care about our country enough to make it happen ourselves.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lawrence-odonnell/colin-powell-is-ready-to_b_134777.html

If anyone has seen some of my blogs they would know that I believe this is the last endorsement that is important, and mainly the last endorsement to put the nail in McCain's coffin. Personally, this endorsement can assure some moderate Republicans that "the water is ok over here, don't worry." It can also control a days worth of the news narrative and for us, that is a good thing. I can't wait for it, but he has to make sure he times it correctly for maximum exposure.

Powell has made it clear that he has been thinking about an endorsement for a long time but wanted to hear more from the candidates before making his choice. It now seems beyond doubt that Colin Powell will endorse Barack Obama and thereby hammer the final nail in the coffin of the Republican campaign to hold onto the White House

http://www.americablog.com/2008/10/david-gregory-meet-pollstercom-and.html

The two polls he showed before he had Jim Webb and Richard Burr on his show

VA: McCain +2 (Taken 2 WEEKS AGO)

NC: Mcain +2 (TAKEN A WEEK AGO)

Number of VA polls that have come out since this poll: 5 with Obama ahead in each

Number of NC polls that have come out since this poll: 4, 3 with Obama ahead and 1 tied

David Gregory, for shame, you should be embarrassed of yourself.