Posted by Jed Lewison on Wed Oct 22, 2008 at 3:50 AM Pacific

This Just About Says It All

Jonathan Martin chronicles McCain's bleak prospects:

"Republican donors at the end of day aren't stupid," said another Republican familiar with third-party activities this cycle. "They're not going to throw good money after bad."

I know that some of you are going to think I'm being complacent when I say it's over, but it is over. It's totally over. There is a zero percent chance that John McCain will win this election. None. Nada.

All this talk about Pennsylvania is has last best hope...well, sure, maybe that's right. But c'mon. Seriously. It won't work. We all know it. He's done for. John McCain is not going to be the next president.

Still, we don't know how big Obama's win will be. In the worst case scenario, it might be a 2 point win, and in the best case it might be as many as 7 or 8 points. And the size of the victory matters, not just Obama's victory, but also the size of the Democratic majority we elect to Congress.

At this point we're not playing to win -- we're playing to crush the Republicans, and to put Obama in a position where he can actually get the things done that this country so desperately needs.

It's no longer just about winning the campaign. Now its about governing the country.

This Just About Says It All

Jonathan Martin chronicles McCain's bleak prospects:

"Republican donors at the end of day aren't stupid," said another Republican familiar with third-party activities this cycle. "They're not going to throw good money after bad."

I know that some of you are going to think I'm being complacent when I say it's over, but it is over. It's totally over. There is a zero percent chance that John McCain will win this election. None. Nada.

All this talk about Pennsylvania is has last best hope...well, sure, maybe that's right. But c'mon. Seriously. It won't work. We all know it. He's done for. John McCain is not going to be the next president.

Still, we don't know how big Obama's win will be. In the worst case scenario, it might be a 2 point win, and in the best case it might be as many as 7 or 8 points. And the size of the victory matters, not just Obama's victory, but also the size of the Democratic majority we elect to Congress.

At this point we're not playing to win -- we're playing to crush the Republicans, and to put Obama in a position where he can actually get the things done that this country so desperately needs.

It's no longer just about winning the campaign. Now its about governing the country.

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