Kerry declared winner of the New Hampshire Democratic primary

[dolstein]

On C-span. The Suffolk University polls has called the race. Isn't this great? Now voters don't even have to show up for the polls.

I just hope they'll call the Super Bowl and the Oscars to save me the trouble of watching.

[WI_DEM]

1. see my thread on the suffolk poll--it seems a bit fishy to me

but we will find out tomorrow.

[Leilani]

2. Yes, but callers are big on Clark

Maybe the callers are right.

[JohnKleeb]

3. as someone who never believes in polls

Vote!
Dont let the stupid polls tell you everything.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

4. Great! Now we can cancel the elections

and Bush can have another four years :eyes:

[DieboldMustDie]

12. But according to Newsweek...

52 percent of voters don't want Bush "re"elected while only 44% do.   So let's boot him out now and inaugurate Generic Democrat ;)

http://www.commondreams.org/news2004/0124-10.htm

[overground1]

13. "Generic Democrat"? Isn't that who Clark is modeled after?

[KoKo]

5. This constant polling is much more than other years. We're swamped with

polls and it could depress turnout if the Media keeps doing this. It's one more way to mess up an election. Many folks will say: Oh, well if Kerry's already won, why bother. This is not good.

[LoneStarLiberal]

10. Thomas Frank's Take

To bring some of Thomas Frank's cultural criticism into the political arena, my paraphrase of Frank's critique of the explosion of polls in magazines and newspapers during the 1990s when applied to political polling is that this is simlpy one more bullshit way to appear egalitarian and in touch with the Everyman and Everywoman.

I don't and can't do Frank justice; I suggest "One Market Under God..." a fantastic book.

But I share the same sentiment given my background in political science and my profession in research, specifically statistics for social science. Even when done properly polls are still not too far removed from reading animal intestines. The big problem is few people take the time to do them properly. Since most people are ignorant of the statistical issues damning polls, most people remain ignorant to the overwhelming mendacity of polls.

[ozymandius]

6. Do you think they could help me with lottery numbers?

They sure do seem smart - like they can read or something.

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. "like they can read or something"...giggle...snort.

I needed that tonight, thanks ozy!

Laura

[trag]

8. I noticed....

The guy on C-SPAN said we are predicting Kerry to win in a land slide. But we can't guaranty that. In that case, the world is coming to an end, hey, but I can't guaranty that. *lol*

[funky_bug]

9. I've got this mole here

and it seems to be funny in shape. Do you think the Suffolk people can diagnose it for me, psychically, of course.

[pocoloco]

11. Who called Kerry a wiener??