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suston96 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:26 AM Original message |
Poll watchers beware......... |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
1. Concern noted. n/t |
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Curtland1015 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
2. Polling info is a bit more reliable now than it was in 1948. |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
3. Polls are just what they are, mostly skewered toward one side |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:29 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. skewered? |
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PBS Poll-435 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:39 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. .... |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:51 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Mr. Rasmussen meet Mr Gallup |
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mohc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
4. The polls may well be underestimating support of one of the candidates |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
6. Obama is about to change the future of this nation and I'm not concerned. nt |
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maseman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
7. Notice it said polling was done too early |
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Alter Ego (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
8. 1948 != 2008, no internet, TV, or reliable polling methods. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
10. They didn't take into account the large numbers of people who didn't have phones at all. n/t |
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suston96 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
11. The major problem in 1948 was that polling stopped early....... |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
12. I'm not a poll watcher.. |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
13. And Palin or not, Republicans are not going to be as energized as Democrats |
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suston96 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Dewey knew he was going to lose? Where did you get that from? nt |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 10:08 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Heck I can't remember. It may have been in the Truman book by McCullough. |
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suston96 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 10:14 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. McCullough? I have that. I'll look it up. nt |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
16. They did a phone poll, at a time when only the rich had phones. |
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bookman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
17. Gotcha! |
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