The Democratic nominee would find it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to get to 270 electoral votes and victory without California. Sure, the Democrat could theoretically make up for the loss of California (55 electoral votes) by winning both Texas (34) and Florida (27), but how likely is that? Not very. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
This story is not helpful. It posits that a tendentious issue will become the key to deciding which direction California will go for McCain, the author suggesting that McCain has as good a chance as any Republican in the past twenty years of winning the state, for no apparent reason. There is much stating of speculation as fact and no particularly original reporting here. Rather than chasing a story, the writer has created one. Too much weight is given to the words of McCain partisans, especially as Obama partisans are not quoted at all in this article to challenge the contention Mccain has a good chance in Florida.
Statements about the unpopularity of drivers license for immigrants become opinions without some sort of evidence, which this story frequently lacks.
It also repeats the fairly unfounded cliche that McCain appears to be a maverick.
The article fails to point out that Obama currently leads McCain in the most recent polls in California that pit the two against each other in November (one poll has Obama 47% McCain 40%).
Reference a poll or detail the election results that bear out the unpopularity of drivers’ licences to illegal immigrants.