Still In It to Win It

On NBC's "Meet the Press" in Iowa, Sen. McCain dismisses polling results showing him far behind Sen. Obama: "I don't believe them... This has been a very close race, and I believe I will win it." "We're going to win it, and it's going to be tight, and we're going to be up late.” Click above to watch clip, and read transcript here. Also: --Said "I'm not George Bush," stressed that he has been unpopular within the Republican party. --Dismissed the importance of Gov. Palin's costly shopping trips: "She lives a frugal life. She and her family are not wealthy." Said she did "fine" in her debate with Sen. Biden. --Said he is "disappointed" about Gen. Powell's endorsement of Obama, but does not agree with Limbaugh that the endorsement was "totally about race.