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5:15 PM ET, November 2, 2008

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P.J. Gladnick / NewsBusters.org:
Hidden Audio: Obama Tells SF Chronicle He Will Bankrupt Coal Industry  —  (Please read update about the San Francisco Chronicle neglecting to mention Obama's willingness to bankrupt the coal industry at bottom of this blog.)  —  Imagine if John McCain had whispered somewhere that he was willing to bankrupt a major industry?
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama: I'll make energy prices “skyrocket”  —  In another clip from the same January 2008 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle in which Barack Obama promised to bankrupt anyone foolish enough to build coal-burning power plants, he also made an interesting admission about his entire energy plan.
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: OUR FINAL MAP  —  From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann  —  *** Our final map: With two days before Election Day, the final NBC News map shows Obama remaining above the 270 electoral-vote mark, with a 286-157 lead over McCain.  Last week, Obama held a 286-163 advantage.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
How soon will we know on election night?  —  Answer: Pretty soon, potentially.  Via CNN, a rundown of when the polls in various battleground states close (all times ET): … I didn't include Iowa because it's not a battleground anymore, assuming it ever was, but that's also a 10 p.m. close for what it's worth.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama: We'll bankrupt any new coal plants  —  The folks at Naked Emperor News have unearthed another interesting nugget from a Barack Obama interview from months ago.  In January 2008, Obama spoke about his approach to global warming and cap-and-trade systems, and he had a warning for anyone foolish enough to invest in coal:
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Final polls tight in key states, with Obama enjoying small advantage
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Obama McCain Race Gets Uglier By The Hour
Discussion: MSNBC
Tim Craig / Washington Post:
Final Mason-Dixon Poll Shows Close Race
Washington Wire:
Attack Ad Charges Obama Will Undermine U.S. Security
Discussion: TalkLeft
Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
OBAMA BRAGS ABOUT BANKRUPTING COAL POWER PLANT COMPANIES
Discussion: Washington Wire and TigerHawk
CNN:
Obama seven points ahead in CNN's final poll  —  (CNN) — Two and seven: With two days left until election day, a new national poll suggests that Barack Obama holds a seven-point lead over John McCain in the race for the White House.  —  In the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey …
Discussion: Liberal Values, TalkLeft, MyDD and Daily Kos
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The single worst expression in American politics  —  Joe Biden, speaking yesterday at a rally in Ohio (h/t Jonathan Schwarz): … As I wrote a couple of weeks ago (see the last few paragraphs): if I could be granted one small political wish, it would be the permanent elimination of this widespread …
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Pew Research Center:
Obama Leads McCain 52% to 46% in Campaign's Final Days  —  McCain Narrows Gap  —  Barack Obama holds a significant lead over John McCain in the final days of Campaign 2008.  The Pew Research Center's final pre-election poll of 2,587 likely voters, conducted Oct. 29-Nov. 1 …
Jonah Goldberg / New York Post:
OBAMA 2012: FOUR YEARS LATER  —  A LOOK BACK AT HIS PRESIDENCY  —  It's hard to believe that just four years ago, some were talking about Barack Obama as a national savior, a secular redeemer, a “light worker.”  Even more shocking, President Obama lost the nomination of his own party to none other than Hillary Clinton.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama will answer questions ... Wednesday  —  ABC's Jake Tapper managed to get Sen. Barack Obama's attention on the tarmac in Springfield, Mo., this morning.  —  “What would you tell your Treasury secretary to do differently with the $700 billion?” he asked, according to the pool report.
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Arnab Datta / Political Punch:   This Morning's “Sam"*  —  In Springfield, Mo., over the roar of the engine of O Force One.
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Continues to Outpace McCain  —  Holds 8-point lead among “traditional likely voters”  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Voters' presidential preferences remain favorable to a Barack Obama win on Tuesday, with 51% of traditional likely voters supporting the Democratic nominee for president, and 43% backing John McCain.
Discussion: Donklephant and Wizbang
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
VOTER REGISTRATION....Matt Yglesias seconds Rick Hasen's proposal to make ACORN's registration drives (and the quadrennial conservative meltdown over them) obsolete by just having the federal government do it: … I'd go even further: implement a national ID and give one to everybody, free of charge.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Hasen: Let's Run Elections Properly
Discussion: Hullabaloo
CNN:
Townsfolk stuff Palin effigy with explosives  —  BATTLE, England (CNN) — Townsfolk in England have delivered their explosive verdict on Sarah Palin, stuffing a giant effigy of the U.S. Republican vice presidential nominee with fireworks and blowing her up to raucous cheers.
Chris Bowers / Open Left:
Three Big Myths About The 2004 and 2008 Elections  —  When I tell people how well Obama is doing in the polls, here are three of the most common responses I receive:  — “Yeah, but Kerry was winning at the end of the campaign, too.”  — “Yeah, but Kerry was way ahead among early voters, too.”
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and Slog
 
 
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Jennifer Parker / George's Bottom Line:
Election Night Predictions
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Karen E. Crummy / Denver Post:
Swinging Obama's way  —  Poll shows majority of unaffiliated …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Frank Rich / New York Times:
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
THE TOWN-HALL MYTH.... In an otherwise complimentary column …