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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-17-04 11:18 AM
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For all Poll addicts
remember, two things

"they are a picture of a moment in time"

ONLY POLL THAT MATTERS IS NOVEMBER SECOND

Oh and thirdly, the polls are not taking into account many factors that have been mentioned before, such as Cell phone users and newly registered voters.

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endnote Donating Member (645 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-17-04 11:20 AM
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1. I would not believe ANY polls
take over the next 2 weeks. They are unreliable in general. At this late stage, they are too contaminated with partisan biases.
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ClassWarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-17-04 11:21 AM
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2. Plus they're done by entities with a vested interest - Big Corporations.
Edited on Sun Oct-17-04 11:22 AM by ClassWarrior
Not to mention the fact that most of the rest of the people are poll-savvy these days, and don't answer them.

The pre-election polls are WORTHLESS.

Step away from the polllll... Step awayyyy from the polllll...

All that matters now is working triple-hard for JK/JE and our Congressional candidates.

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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-17-04 11:27 AM
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3. I wish people would listen to this. Polls have a way of discouraging
people. They are just a projection of the results of a sampling of voters that they CHOSE to call. It is not a real picture of what people across this nation are thinking. There are too damn many variables this year, and any poll that discourages democratic voters is meant to do just that.

DON'T GET DISCOURAGED BECAUSE A POLL SAYS KERRY IS BEHIND. Because he isn't. That's just what they want you to think. There are too damn many people who aren't being counted for these polls to matter.
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ClassWarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-17-04 11:49 AM
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4. I just heard Gallup sampled 9% more RepubliCONs than Dems.
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-17-04 11:57 AM
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5. Of course they did. Gallup is a supporter of this administration for
Pete's sake. Gallup is probably the last poll that will truly reflect the real election probabilities and sentiments of voters in this country. If I had to use an example of pollsters to ignore, I most certainly would have used Gallup.
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