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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (275524)	10/20/2008 1:19:51 AM
From: Tom Clarke	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793905

Hello? We Hate to Interrupt ... Posted Sunday, October 19, 2008 8:08 PM By Mickey Kaus The Power of the Preexisting Story Line: On Meet the Press, Chuck Todd unveiled NBC's latest polling results in three states--relatively, maybe even shockingly, good news for McCain, it seemed to me. McCain's ahead in Ohio by a point (a week ago the polls on RCP had him down five). Yikes. He's ahead in West Virgina by six--despite Obama's well-publicized moves to contest the state. Yet on the Meet panel, only Joe Scarborough seemed to react to acknowledge the cautionary news for Obama contained in these polls. Everyone else seemed to hew to the anticipated story line--how Powelll gives a boost to Obama, where the McCain campaign went wrong, etc. ... Hello? ... In order to preserve the Obama-on-the-march theme, poor Chuck Todd is reduced to arguing: Obama is closer in West Virginia than McCain is in Wisconsin. That sort of tells the story of how this map has shifted, Tom. If Obama loses in the Electoral College I'm sure it will comfort him to know he lost the states he lost by less than he won the states he won. ... P.S.: I know Obama doesn't need either Ohio or West Virginia to win. Still. ... If Obama's behind in Ohio just when the economy may be about to not dominate the news for two weeks, that can't be a good sign. If he's not ahead now, when will he be? ... P.P.S.: Mark Halperin calls the Powell endorsement "crushing news" for McCain. I dunno. If you were McCain, would you rather have Powell stay neutral or be up a point in Ohio? I think I'd take Ohio. ... 12:23 A.M. slate.com