2008-10-26 McCain guarantees victory

2008-10-26 Mike Allen; Lisa Lerer Politico \John McCain\2008 US presidential election http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14951.html McCain guarantees victory McCain guarantees victory  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday on NBCâ€™s â€œMeet the Pressâ€ that he can â€œguaranteeâ€ a win on Nov. 4 in a squeaker victory that wonâ€™t be clear until late that night. ... McCain was down just 5 points in the Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released Sunday, with Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) leading by 49 percent to 44 percent among likely voters in the daily tracking poll, which has a margin of error of 2.9 points. Reuters reported that Obama's lead has dropped over the last three days after hitting a high of 12 points on Thursday. Pollster John Zogby said: "Things are trending back for McCain. His numbers are rising and Obama's are dropping on a daily basis. There seems to be a direct correlation between this and McCain talking about the economy." Someone with a paranoid frame of mind might wonder just why McCain seems so certain, but perhaps he's just trying to be encouraging and hold his campaign together. Also, it's odd that these poll numbers seem to reflect a much closer race than other stories would seem to indicate.

&ldquo;Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday on NBCâ€™s â€œMeet the Pressâ€ that he can â€œguaranteeâ€ a win on Nov. 4 in a squeaker victory that wonâ€™t be clear until late that night.&rdquo;   