Barack Obama,  Hillary Clinton,  John McCain,  President 2008

John McCain Watch: Electoral College Polls Continue Favorable

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, waves while being escorted onstage for a taping of ‘Hardball College Tour’ by Villanova University’s mascot Tuesday, April 15, 2008, in Villanova, Pennsylvania

The latest “BITTER-GATE” flap has Democrats questioning their prospects in the November general election for the Presidency.

In Pennsylvania, as well as coming primaries in Indiana and North Carolina, did Mr. Obama provide another excuse for white voters to voice qualms about his candidacy without acknowledging that it is his race that troubles them? If he defeats Mrs. Clinton, will accusations of elitism dog him as they have previous Democratic nominees? Does Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, suddenly have an issue that will resonate for the next six months?

It is the criticism from Republicans, though, that worries many Democrats. A senior adviser to Mr. McCain, Steve Schmidt, told reporters on Tuesday that Mr. Obama’s comments were “condescending and elitist” and that they would keep up the criticism “for the duration of Senator Obama’s candidacy.”

Let’s look at the Electoral College and the polling state by state.

McCain vs Obama:

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McCain vs Hillary:

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Both of the maps above portray an electoral college win for John McCain. Flap feels they portray a conservative snapshot of the race. But, the sea of red spreading across the Midwest and South is unmistakable.

The Republican National Committee must be licking their chops at what appeared a few months ago as a likely losing year in 2008.

Stay tuned as Obama and Hillary have another debate love-fest tonight in Pennsylvania.