LilKim
(355 posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Nov-03-04 04:20 AM
Original message |
115 million turnout below prediction of 117.5 to 121 million |
|
according to this link: http://morningsun.net/stories/110304/opE_20041103036.shtmlIt'd be good if we could nail this down even more because this obviously isn't quite right, to say the least.
|
Gloria
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Nov-03-04 04:26 AM
Response to Original message |
1. But many pundits considered 115 million to be large enough to ensure |
jezebel
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Nov-03-04 05:35 AM
Response to Reply #1 |
3. Everybody was going with the assumption that larger turnout would be |
|
mostly Democrat voters. Apparently the right wing came out even harder than we did.
|
linazelle
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Nov-03-04 05:40 AM
Response to Reply #3 |
4. That's not apparent at all...what is apparent is fraud |
|
Exit polls for all of the swing states were pro Kerry but Bush won them. How could that happen uniformly?
|
jezebel
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Nov-03-04 05:43 AM
Response to Reply #4 |
6. I don't automatically discount fraud, but there is a plausible explanation |
|
Edited on Wed Nov-03-04 05:44 AM by jezebel
being offered. Apparently the AP in their exit polls claims they were working with a model that mirrored the voting of the last 2 elections. 39% Democrat / 35% Republican. But they are saying that was wrong and the voters actually came out 37/37.
|
linazelle
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Nov-03-04 05:47 AM
Response to Reply #6 |
7. That is utter bullshit...simply a way to explain away the obvious nt |
tritsofme
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Nov-03-04 04:28 AM
Response to Original message |
2. I had predicted 116 million |
|
I thought this would ensure a Kerry victory.
I am beyond words.
|
linazelle
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Nov-03-04 05:41 AM
Response to Reply #2 |
5. What did you base a 116 million prediction on? Are you a pollster? |
DU
AdBot (1000+ posts) |
Tue May 07th 2024, 09:56 PM
Response to Original message |