"Bush supporters" taking polls are a bunch of liars

[shockingelk]

Check out the results of the recent ABC/WP poll:

"A total of 1,202 randomly selected adults, including 952 self-described registered voters and 788 likely voters were interviewed by telephone Sept. 6-8."

That means 79% voter registration among the adults they polled.

The Census in 2002 reported 60.9% of the voting age population were registered voters.

Look at which people were lying in a recent WSJ/NBC poll - one of the questions asked was how the participant voted in 2000:

45% Voted for George W. Bush
33% Voted for Al Gore

In the 2000 Presidential Election, 67% of registered voters cast a vote, and Bush got about 48% and Gore got 48%. So you would expect about 32% of the people taking the WSJ/NBC poll to have voted for Bush and 32% for Gore.

Unless the Bush campaign can turn all these liars into registered voters who actually show up at the polls, Bush is toast.

[unblock]

1. this is fairly normal

after the fact, it's normal to claim to have voted or supported the winning side. while many people lie to others, many also lie to themselves.

this happens with super bowls, world series, and yes, presidential elections.

[shockingelk]

2. That also means ...

People that have no or little intention of voting are saying they will vote for Bush, it would seem.