Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

I’m going to do my “I was right” dance about Virginia. As of this moment, with 30% of precincts reporting, McCain is up by 118,000 votes. Fairfax hasn’t reported in yet. That’s a big one, with about half a million … Continue reading →

Treacher was right. Via Marc Ambinder: A New York City-based Obama home phonebanker who’s been making calls through the MyBO.com hub to PA and VA says he just received this e-mail: Friends — Barack needs your help now — our … Continue reading →

Make calls for the McCain campaign. It’s not over yet. Click here. Did you vote yet? Less than two hours left in VA. Get yourselves to the polls, please.

How important is this statistic for a red victory? Hampton Roads: The region’s hefty black vote is keeping Obama competitive there. So, too, is a narrow slice of the region’s military vote — for example, families angry over multiple deployments … Continue reading →

So go do it. And whatever you do, DO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE EXIT POLLS. They were wrong in 2004. They won’t be any better now.

Name a single major accomplishment of his that does not include running for office. Just one. What laws has he helped pass? Who has he helped? What, exactly, has he done? While he was “writing a letter” about Fannie Mae … Continue reading →

This is why Hillbuzz is working for McCain: We truly believe if all of us continue to work as hard as possible tonight and tomorrow in get-out-the-vote efforts, and if we control the Eeyores in our midst and prevent the … Continue reading →

From Hillbuzz again, the former Hillary voters who are now working their asses off for McCain, come these words of hope and cheer: We don’t want to beat a dead horse here (or, donkey, as the case may be), but … Continue reading →

Here’s an up-to-the-minute election blog from the Richmond Times Dispatch. Way to go, Richmond! 7:50 a.m. — Voters report that Precinct 308 in Richmond, at a Richmond library, opened late because a poll worker overslept. Way to go, electronic voting … Continue reading →

It doesn’t matter what the polls or the news say any more, it’s time to get out there and push the lever for John McCain and Sarah Palin. This is who I’m voting for. If you have an elderly neighbor, … Continue reading →

(Bumped) Gallup is calling the presidential race for Obama, two days before the final vote is in. McCain, Gallup says, will need a miracle to win. While only 4% of voters remain undecided in Gallup’s unallocated likely voter model, the … Continue reading →