There are three factors in John McCain’s chart that make me predict he will lose today: Jupiter is in close opposition to his mid-heaven, the Sun is squaring his Mars in his house of career success (and emphasizing his angry gnome qualities) and a major life transit: the Saturn Opposition to Natal Saturn.

Barack Obama’s chart is, while not favourable, not as negative as McCain’s, more neutral. The death of his Grandmother can be seen by his upcoming Pluto opposition of Venus, which goes into affect in December, and this will probably be when he truly realises his loss and enters the grieving period. In regards to the election, there is not much going on. He has many planets in his 9th house approaching his mid-heaven, and his Mars is within orb of a conjunction to that point, the culmination of career success. Obama has a great chart on inauguration day, when his yod, a point of destiny, is triggered. The only catch is Obama has a lot of stuff in his 9th house, so there may be some legal issues to deal with.

Joe Biden has his Saturn conjunct his mid-heaven, which really represents the pinnacle of career achievement.

Now back to John McCain. The Sun’s square of Mars in his house of career success today does not bode well, and the same can be said of the Moon’s opposition to Pluto in the same sector. There may be a loss of personal power due to work circumstances.

He is also undergoing a Jupiter opposition to his mid-heaven. This can be a time when career losses spiral out of control, and one feels they have no ability to make things better.

Finally he is undergoing his Saturn opposition, affecting his houses of dreams and public service. This is a major life transit and normally signifies some kind of major loss. This transit occurs only once every 29 years or so and is quite powerful. At the time of his last Saturn opposition, he divorced his first wife.

McCain’s Saturn Cycles are quite important and influential, here they are in sequence. There are about 7 years that separate each point of the cycle.

First Saturn Return: Assigned to Combat
Saturn Square: Freed from capitivity. Enters physical therapy.
Saturn Opposition: Divorce from first wife
Saturn Square: Keating 5 Scandal
Second Saturn Return: Career takes off, Named on Time Magazine’s List of 25 Most Influential People, Makes VP Short List
Saturn Square: Supports Iraq War

If this were a Saturn Return, I would call for a more favourable outcome, but as an opposition, they often signify having to let go, move on, or some type of loss.

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