Battleground Election

Accessed Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 11:00 pm.

As we all have gathered by now, this election is going to be a close one. With only eight weeks to go until the election, political strategists have been guessing about all the possible winning combinations for both sides. This article entitled, "Rival Tickets are Redrawing Battlegrounds," talks about possible battleground states for the 2008 election, which seems to be almost every state. The Republican choice of Palin has had some effect in states like Ohio and Pennsylvania, but for the Obama campaign, they aren't worried that Palin could potentially bring in women and independent voters.

Although this article seemed to be impartial for the most part, there were several small instances that the New York Times spun it to the left. Other than generally putting more faith in Barak Obama, the wording that is chosen sways the reader to favor the left while understanding the right. For example: McCain has appeal while Obama has broad appeal. And while McCain had a "slow start" on the campaign, Obama isn't forgetting about voters in the strong Republican states.