09-15-2008, 02:41 PM
As Dan Balz and Peter Slevin write, "Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio and Florida are expected to dominate the attention of the candidates." They also note that Republican nominee John McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate "has helped to harden some of the red-and-blue political divisions of past years, dampening [Democratic nominee Barack] Obama's hopes of picking off some solid GOP states."
Our Readers Who Comment take this article as opportunity to continue their daily discussion of the presidential race; some debate the subject of the story -- what it might take to get the 270 electoral college votes needed to win; many express concerns about the markets; others applaud or attack Palin, and the claque of Hillary Clinton supporters who post regularly continue their complaints that she is not a part of the Democratic ticket.
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Our Readers Who Comment take this article as opportunity to continue their daily discussion of the presidential race; some debate the subject of the story -- what it might take to get the 270 electoral college votes needed to win; many express concerns about the markets; others applaud or attack Palin, and the claque of Hillary Clinton supporters who post regularly continue their complaints that she is not a part of the Democratic ticket.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dot.comme..._still_the.html