Why is the media suddenly pushing the "Bradley Effect" BS lately..it's

[Doityourself]

on every damn channel...

[Whalestoe]

1. The race isn't close anymore.

Thus they have to make it seem close somehow. Well, Obama's black so his lead must not mean anything.

[Duke Newcombe]

2. Two words: Horse Race. n/t

[AllentownJake]

3. Ratings

If people think the race is close they tune in.

[tblue]

27. Bingo! Otherwise they lose viewers to Man vs. Wild.

[BuyingThyme]

4. The American people are about to decide if a black guy should be president.

[Doityourself]

7. It's like they have remind everyone that Obama is black..lmao..

fruckin' rats...

[Motown_Johnny]

5. It's the only way they can explain that a race with 11 point spreads in both Newsweek and Gallup as

not being over already

[Junkdrawer]

6. Remember the excuse in 2004? "The pollsters underestimated the Values Voter."

Election thieves need excuses.

[frogcycle]

9. ding ding ding

we have a winner

[Doityourself]

11. the fan will hit the shit...

[McCCain4retirment]

8. I thought that was only me

They have been sucking race down are throat,I mean it's like they don't want us to forget that Obama's black.

[frogcycle]

12. He's WHAT?!?!?!

Obama's BLACK?!?!?!

Why did someone not tell me this?

[Doityourself]

13. eggsactly!!!

[iceman66]

17. If they can make the election about race, rather than the issues

the advantage goes to McCain.

It's all about helping McCain win and providing a cover for possible election fraud.

[Jennicut]

10. Because somehow they just noticed the black guy might win?

Funniest thing heard today...on Tweety's Sunday morning show one of the commentators mentioned how alot of the crazy right wingers simply never believed Obama could in fact be elected. Like hello people he was only up in the polls most of the summer before Phalin came along and then he bounced right back. The utter stupidity makes me want to laugh or cry.

[ShortnFiery]

14. M$M truly thought it could "shape opinion" which was somewhat true when the economy was GOOD.

But guess what? It's NOT! :evilgrin:

[iceman66]

15. Cover for possible election fraud

If Obama has a 6 or 7 point lead and mysteriously 'loses', they have their excuse.

[grannylib]

16. So it will appear credible when they try to steal the election again.

The Bradley Effect will explain away any difference in the polls and the election results, and they think we're stupid and complacent enough to A) buy it and B) sit and allow it to happen again.

Fat fuckin' chance, assholes.

[Clio the Leo]

18. did you see the dude on CNN tonight?.....

.... sorry, cant remember dude's name, anyway, they had him on there to discuss how it's possible that folks are telling pollsters that they'll vote for Obama, but when they go to vote, they wont be able to vote for "a black man."

But when he was finished he said, "but look, the issue that will decide this election is the economy."

I thought to myself, "yep ........ next topic."

I live racism every day, but it will NOT be an issue, at least not enough to have any real effect, in this election. Period.

[jwirr]

19. The media likes a fight - if they admit the polls are right they will have

nothing to talk about.

[TheDebbieDee]

20. The "Bradley Effect" is what they will use to eplain

the drastic difference between the polls and the election results if the repukes decide to steal another election.

Since Obama is blowing McSane out in current polls , the "Bradley Effect" is the only way to explain Obama losing this election.

[LiberalFighter]

21. Because they think they are experts.

[Essene]

22. race race race race race

america must not take the bait

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

23. Lately? The M$M has been exploiting race since at least the primaries...

:puke::puke::puke::puke:

[WeDidIt]

24. Trying to make it seem closer than it is

They gotta do something. If every body beleived Obama had a cake walk nobody would watch their bullshit.

[rcrush]

25. I've never heard of this before

I live in a southern state. My family are all racist republicans and proud of it. In fact I dont know many people who hide their racism all that well down here. I see it more likely that racist people say they are 100% McCain but when alone in the voting booth they will vote Obama cause they are running out of money.

[tblue]

26. When did Bradley run? Like, 35 years ago?

[SoxFan]

33. 26 years ago

The 1982 California gubernatorial election.

What's often forgotten is that the decidedly non-black Jerry Brown also lost his race for US Senate on that same day.

[featherman]

28. Just some guys pretending to be smart. New theme for the half-wits that pass as "journalists".

Bradley Effect is mostly an unproven a poli-sci myth...a "theory in search of data" according to one wag... but maybe they think it makes them look "in the know" if they mention it.

[Raschel]

31. "It makes them look in the know.." LOL! That's it!!! (do they know about google?)

[BrklynLiberal]

29. It is part of the setup for the repukes to try to steal the election.

This way, even if Obama is leading in the polls, they can say that due to the "Bradley effect", it makes sense that the counted votes would show he lost...or so they think..

[Cha]

30. Yeah, I'm sure because they are the US

corporatemediaWhore$.

[ladjf]

32. I don't buy the idea that the MSM wants a "horse race". If they are

trying to help McCain, then they want him to be elected.

[JohnnyCougar]

34. I don't have a problem with it.

The more things like this are talked about, the less likely they are to manifest themselves as real. Racial biases are more unconscious than conscious most of the time, and if people are aware of the unconscious possibilities of their brain, they are more likely to counteract them and use reason instead.

The more people are aware of the potential for a Bradley effect, the more they will think about not letting themselves unconsciously create one.