Obama Wins on Karl Rove's Own Electoral Map

Photo from source, Politico

Something peculiar has happened to Karl Rove. The FOX "News" commentator (and, in a conflict of interest, John McCain advisor) usually seizes upon any crumb, any tidbit of any story in order to boost Republicans, and attack Democrats. But this morning's edition of FOX "News" Sunday, was uncharacteristically--um--honest?

I don't know what to call it, because I know that even when Rove sounds forthright, he's up to something. But his electoral map of the United States, made from scrutinizing polls from all over the country, shows Barack Obama decidedly ahead. Like way, way ahead.

This threw me for a bit of a loop, because if what Rove says is true (and I suspect it is), it would be more in character for him to simply ignore the map altogether, and spin in another direction. Is he putting it up to scare FOX's heavily "Republican base" audience? And what was his bit at the end about voters in Clark County, Nevada (home of Las Vegas, and well, me) who don't exist? I live here, and I've never heard that.

"Voter fraud" is a common GOP bogeyman, alleging that there are people voting who shouldn't be, spurred by Democrats, in order to throw elections. Trouble is, how ever many dead, illegal or ficticious "voters" there are alleged to be, they pale in comparison to the legitimate voters that Republicans are attempting to scub off the rolls, or otherwise disenfranchise.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Check out BradBlog for details on vote suppression.

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Obama clinches on Rove map

With 30 days until Nov. 4, Karl Rove projects that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) would get at least 273 electoral votes – three more than are needed to win – if the presidential election were held today.But Rove warns that this race is “susceptible to rapid changes,” so no definite prediction is possible. . .

Read more at: Politico