Is a miracle out there, waiting for John McCain?

One senior aide to the Republican nominee concedes that at this point, it will be tough for the McCain camp to pull this off.

Published November 5, 2008 2:18AM (EST)

Right now, this looks like the quote of the night. At his blog for the Atlantic, Marc Ambinder says he has talked to an unnamed "very senior McCain aide" who told him, "At this point, we need a miracle."

Colorado, Florida, Iowa, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia are still out there, though, so there is a possibility that John McCain could still pull this off.


By Alex Koppelman

Alex Koppelman is a staff writer for Salon.

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