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Republicans are whining that Sarah Palin is being picked on because she’s a woman. And because her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant. And because…well, just because. Jon Stewart destroys it. Enjoy. [Warning: Republicans who watch this have a 47% chance of experiencing SHES -- spontaneous head explosion syndrome.]

“She’s a skillful politician. But, you know, when you’ve been taking all these earmarks when it’s convenient, and then suddenly you’re the champion anti-earmark person, that’s not change. Come on! I mean, words mean something, you can’t just make stuff up.”

Barack Obama fires back at Sarah Palin

The Day After.  No not the scary movie from our childhood.  What  imeant to refer to was the day after the conventions end.  This is when the campaign for President truly gets starteed.  And for those that have lived through the horror of last night’s speech comes the negative campaigning and debates of the fall campaign season.  If you think it has been nasty, you aint’s seen nothing yet.

There is one piece of good news though.  State polls are going to be released more often now and since that is why we are here, lets get to it.  We have 2 more polls today, both in Battleground States.  However one of them is not going to be one for long.

First up we have Alaska and the 2nd one is as many days, this time from IVR

Obama 35 McCain 54 Undecided/other 11 McCain +19

The difference between this poll and the one yesterday is that this one also includes the Senate and congressional race.  While Democrats are holding ground in those respective races, Obama has slipped big time in the Presidential race, which is expected.  We are keeping this Strong McCain in our Presidential projections and we are officially removing it from Battleground Status.  Alaska is lost, at least on the Presidential side.

On the other hand we have Indiana and a poll from Gauge

Obama 43 McCain 45 Undecided/other 12 McCain +2

In this red of red state the Palin announcement had no real effect.  Things are getting closer in this state and not much is going to change that.  We ae keeping this Lean McCain in our Presidential Projector but it is a hot hot state.

That’s it for tonight, keep checking in for your Daily State Poll Fix and keep checking our Election Projections Database for all your projections from around the Web.

ABC News has reported that the Alaska State Legislature investigation into Governor Sarah Palin’s abuse of power charges will be moved up a few weeks.  The Legislative findings were to be revealed at the end of October, but now it appears the findings will be released a few weeks earlier, in early October.

“It’s likely to be damaging to the Governor’s administration,” said Senator Hollis French, a Democrat, appointed the project manager for a bi-partisan State Senate Legislative Counsel Committee investigation.

The McCain campaign will likely do everything it can to stall, because you know, well, they are for reform, and what better way to reform government that interfere and stall a investigation into abuse of power.  It’s the Republican brand of reform, especially in Alaska.  McCain seems to be fitting in well.

The Palin crew would like to move the investigation to a Personnel board dominated by Republican appointees, in which, she reappointed one of them.  Yeah, Alaska style GOP corruption at its best.

Fact is, Palin claims the State Legislature does not have jurisdiction over a personnel issue.  First, the Legislature is the people’s institution and one of the basic core functions of the Legislative body is to serve a role of checks and balances.  Get used to it, read your Civics book.  Somewhere in one of the six colleges Palin attended, she had to at one point come across basic government functions.  Is she afraid to have the people’s representatives look into it?  If she is Mrs. Reform, what is she worried about?  Second, they are not looking into a personnel matter per se, they are investigating ABUSE OF POWER.  Well within the jurisdiction of the Alaska State Legislature.

Just to clarify another stretchhhhhhhhhhhhh of the truth by McCain/Palin.  The luxury jet bought by a GOP Governor WAS NOT sold on eBay.  It was listed with no buyer.  A broker sold the jet for a LOSS not a profit that McCain directly said today.  He is wrong and he lied.

In a statement released after the GOP Convention, Hillary Clinton issued the follwing statement.

“The two party conventions showcased vastly different directions for our country. Sen. Obama and Sen. Biden offered the new ideas and positive change America needs and deserves after eight years of failed Republican leadership. Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin do not.”

“After listening to all the speeches this week, I heard nothing that suggests the Republicans are ready to fix the economy for middle-class families, provide quality affordable health care for all Americans, guarantee equal pay for equal work for women, restore our nation’s leadership in a complex world or tackle the myriad of challenges our country faces. So, to slightly amend my comments from Denver: NO WAY, NO HOW, NO McCAIN-PALIN.”

Game on!  Hillary is ready to roll.

A small state poll roundup today, only 2.  Both both are Battleground States and we have another change in our Presidential Projector.  We also have some big site news to tell you so stick around we got a lot to discuss.

But up first we have the state who 20 months ago anointed Sarah Palin savior of the universe, Alaska, and a poll from American Viewpoint

Obama 33 McCain 57 Undecided/other 10 McCain +24

This was to be expected.  And sure American Viewpoint is a GOP firm, and sure this is Palin’s honeymoon, but more then likely this state is now out of play.  The question is will it get so bad here that a possible dem pickup in the Senate is effected?  Only time will tell.  For now we feel confident in moving this to Strong McCain in our Presidential Projector.

Now we have one of my prayers answered, a poll in North Dakota from DFM Research

Obama 43 McCain 40 undecided/other 17 Obama +3

A huge poll and proof of what you have been reading here all along, the Mountain North is in play as well as the Southwest.  For now this state remains a Tossup in our Presidential Projector but this has to be good news for Obama.

With the move of Alaska we see for the first time the number of Electoral votes in true Tossup drop to the double digits at 99 in our Presidential Projector.  This race continues to define itself and by the end of the month we could see even more movement.

So to help you the readers get a feel for where some of these tossups might go, we at 3BD have added important Demographic information for our Battleground States.  All 21 states will list their Governor and Senators, identifying them by party and when they got elected.  We also give you the breakdown of the house delegations.  This way you can see where the state tends to vote in the major national elections.  In addition to how the states voted in the last two elections we tell you how they have trended over the last 10.  And finally, and possibly most importantly, we give you voter statistics culled directly from the states Board of elections including number of registered voters and, where available, party breakdown.

Keep checking in as we strive to bring you all the information you need to assess where the race stands.  This includes your Daily State Poll Fix and Elections Projections Database for all your projections on the web.

Gov. Sarah Palin gave a great speech last night.  She delivered the pre-written speech very well. Well enough that with Independent voters and women, she came across condescending and sarcastic.  But not only did she energize the GOP base, but apparently, she energized Barack Obama’s as well.

The Obama has confrimed a report from Ben Smith at Politico and Drudge Report that The Obama campiang has rasied over $8 million dollars since Palin’s speech last night.  That has got to thrill the Obama camp and I am sure they are hoping the attacks continue.  It’s profitable.

“I can tell you though that she’s also very impressed with Barack Obama…she’s just impressed by his demeanor, is not just that he’s an eloquent guy and a guy who gives a good speech, a lot of people said that about my father too. But she sees through that. She’s been around a long time and she looks at Barack Obama and she sees the words, hears the words and she perceives character there. She thinks this is a good guy, a guy who means well and is a strong character.”

Ron Reagan, son of former President Ronald Reagan, on how Nancy Reagan views Barack Obama