The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

ELECTION DAY UPDATES

GAHANNA, Ohio Years of Election Day coverage have provided me with a traditional routine: Sleep late or get a nap and ignore as much of the inevitable panic as I can. Remember the absurd reaction to the 2004 exit polls? A leak of morning results gave Democrats a false hope of victory. That was followed (as […]

OHIO: ROMNEY AIRPORT RALLY — LOOKING LIKE A WINNER, MITT!

Jackie Romine of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, sends a message to the press corps at Romney’s rally Friday GAHANNA, Ohio Last night’s rally at the Columbus Airport was a wonderful experience. How many people attended? Just say “capacity crowd” and leave it at that. More importantly, further Ohio early-voting data continued to come in, reinforcing the conclusions […]

OHIO: IT’S MITT’S TO WIN

Volunteers make calls at Americans for Prosperity phone bank in Ohio BLUE ASH, Ohio We’re at the center of the storm — ground zero of the entire presidential campaign — and you’d think this might provide some special insight into the ultimate outcome of the election. Not so. Ali’s spent the morning pondering the Electoral […]

Monsters on the Internet: Sociopathic Sadism and Bill Schmalfeldt’s Madness

The Internet as “Cape Fear”: Demented sociopathic troll Bill Schmalfeldt now slinging Bible verses at me. — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) November 4, 2012 BLUE ASH, Ohio In the laundry room of the motel today, a fellow let me borrow his detergent to save me the $1 it would cost to buy detergent from the […]

OHIO OR BOSTON?

BLUE ASH, Ohio Ali Akbar stayed up all night crunching numbers for an election analysis that’s going to blow some peoples’ minds later today. A few hints: 7:57 a.m. ET. After crunching more early-vote numbers, @ali says: “We’ve got Ohio.” — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) November 4, 2012 Analysis shows 40% increase in GOP early […]

WEST CHESTER, OHIO: MASSIVE CROWD FOR ROMNEY-RYAN RALLY

That tiny speck on the stage? Rudy Giuliani. BLUE ASH, Ohio I’ll have more photos later, but right now I just want to tell you how awesome tonight’s rally was. Rudy Giuliani’s speech was off the hook — the best takedown of the Obama administration I’ve heard this entire cycle, bar none. What Rudy said […]

FOUR MORE DAYS: Kid Rock Tonight in the Only County That Matters

The National Affairs Desk, Blue Ash, Ohio, Nov. 2, 2012 BLUE ASH, Ohio Six days since Ali Akbar and I arrived in Ohio, four days until Election Day, and we are right now at the epicenter of the political universe: Butler County may prove to be the key to the entire 2012 election, Ground Zero […]

E-MAIL TO LARRY SINCLAIR

Readers will pardon this unfortunate necessity: Larry: Bill Schmalfeldt is jumping up and down yelling about a bunch of insanity you spouted on your show last night, which I don’t have time to sort through. I’m covering a presidential campaign, having traveled to Ohio at considerable expense, a trip I could not have made without […]

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