McCain crowds seem so anemic compared to Obama's, yet the polls are so close

[MrScorpio]

Anyone care to explain?

[anonymous171]

1. The Silent "majority", people who just hate democrats.

[petersjo02]

2. So...

do McCain's crowds need an enema or are they anemic?

[liberal N proud]

4. I vote for giving them enemas

Then maybe their brains will work

[AzNick]

8. How do enemas make your brain work better?

They are full of it, we know, but how is the brain supposed to work better?

We're just asking them to use it wisely.

[liberal N proud]

20. Considering they are shit for brains it was just a thought

[Homer Wells]

9. Nope. Wouldn't work!

Enemas would just flush out their brains!

[rzemanfl]

18. How do you find an asshole's asshole? Too complicated. n/t

[MrScorpio]

6. duh

thanks

[dsc]

3. remember Dean

he had huge crowds in Iowa while Kerry didn't and look how that went. I am not saying Obama will go the same way but crowds aren't necessarily a great predictor.

[HughMoran]

5. They don't have to like their candidate to not want to vote for that "*@*#@"

Republicans have evil, dark hearts - they'd rather destroy the country that vote for the man who is 100x the man McLame will ever be.

[calmblueocean]

7. racism is a much bigger factor than the media wants to admit

There are a lot of people who aren't excited about voting for McCain, but can't bring themselves to vote for a black man, especially one they've heard is a Mooslim. That's pretty much why Obama isn't at 50%-60%.

[MrSlayer]

10. Senator Obama is half black.

That is the only reason why we aren't ahead by 15 points. It says a lot about the people in this country.

[onecent]

11. What scares the hell out of me is - IT IS just like the LAST ELECTION...

New election ---- different names --- and they are gonna steal it.

I am afraid for this....very afraid.

I was away from this site for a week or so visiting out of state..when I came back I realized the
SAME THINGS WERE BEING SAID THAT WERE BEING SAID in 2004.

I had to stop coming here for a brief time - as my health couldn't handle another 4 years of the bush - palen/mccain bullshit

We must make sure they cannot steal the election. But I have more faith in Obama and Biden then I did in 2004....

Go Obama!! Go Biden!! (He's a doll)

[nc4bo]

12. Little voicei inside my head........

Some people will talk a helluva shite outloud, among their bosses, friends, neighbors but what will they really do once inside the confines of a poll booth?

Not talking about the BSC(batshitcrazy) radical-Christian cult either.

[holiday]

13. Even though I live in republican area, most people aren't

showing much McCain support. They just aren't excited about McCain.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

14. Kerry had a large crowd edge on Bush too. Enthusiasm is important, but

it's not everything.

The important thing is to try to harness enthusiasm and turn it into registrations, turnout, and votes.

For instance, if yard signs equalled votes, Ron Paul would be supreme emperor of the universe. I saw shitloads more signs for Paul when I was up north of San Francisco last winter than anyone else.

[Drunken Irishman]

21. Not really.

Bush always drew huge crowds in 2004. The only massive crowd Kerry had was when Bruce Springsteen traveled along with him.

[BlooInBloo]

15. It's only inexplicable to those who think racism isn't a major issue.

To the rest of us, it makes perfect sense.

[Secret_Society]

16. I think it has to do with the makeup of supporters and the considerable excitement gap

[rzemanfl]

17. I posted about this before. The most cogent response I got was

"Republicans have jobs." I have only seen two McCain bumperstickers on cars so far, one had a handicapped tag so another excuse may be that his supporters are too old to walk.

[cbc5g]

19. Enthusiasm gap ..

It will matter a lot in November

[1corona4u]

22. The polls aren't close.

They just want us to think they are.