I smell a set-up

[MonkeyFunk]

The media today have been making a big deal about Obama's surge, how close things are... making it appear as if Obama has a good chance to win big tomorrow. But MSNBC was showing the poll numbers for the actual Super Tuesday states, and Clinton had a pretty comfortable lead.

They love a horse race, and they love an upset - it gives them something to yak about between episodes of Lockup and To Catch a Predator.

I'm starting to get the feeling that Clinton will win pretty comfortably tomorrow, and then they'll get to play it as a stunning turnaround.

[Dogmudgeon]

1. Smell it?

It's been like having a 3-week-long bout of constipation.

And tomorrow night we get a national enema.

--p!

[IndieLeft]

9. eeeeeewwwwww! Gross!

[JackORoses]

17. does the US finally get to pass the Clintons and the Bushes? Eureka!

They've been stuck in the bowels of the Nation for too long now.

"Colon Blow and yooouuuuu, in the Morning!"

[Dogmudgeon]

22. Just the Bushes

The Clintons are beneficial germs.

Like yogurt, only they increase your income and your respect around the world.

However, they have been known to cause hallucinations in freepers and certain hipsters. They should take Hate-X before indulging.

--p!

[JackORoses]

33. so impeachment is beneficial? That likely cost Gore the election in 2000.

The Clinton Presidency could have led to a Democratic Majority, but instead because of Bill's indiscretions it only served as a bridge between 2 Bushes.

[Lucinda]

35. Election Fraud and SCOTUS cost Gore the election.

Are you visiting from another planet?

[classykaren]

36. LOL n/t

[MadBadger]

2. I've seen polls too, and Im seeing a different thing

In one poll he pulled ahead in MA, in many polls hes tied in NJ, It is very close in CT, he pulled ahead in a poll in MO, H is ahead in GA. CA is a toss up and will probably be split by delegates. Not to mention, polls show his lead in IL is much bigger than her lead in NY.

[Metric System]

3. That sounds nice, but the media rarely ever spins in favor of Hillary. I'm seriously in a funk

today and I feel like the writing is on the wall. I guess I'm just trying to prepare myself for what looks to be more and more inevitable (an Obama nomination). I hope I am wrong but I'd rather lower my expectations now than be disappointed tomorrow night. :-(

[Abacus]

23. Not fair

that's my strategy too... So, I'll see your "lowering of expectations" and raise you one "dismal outlook". :P

In all honesty, I'm expecting both that more than a few states and a reasonably close delegate count will be in Hillary's favor.

[DJ13]

4. Be wary of MSNBC's poll #s

Their numbers are way off from most every other poll done recently.

I know you may want to believe them, but the odds are that their Mason/Dixon numbers are not correct.

[IndieLeft]

15. Be wary of ALL the polls

As fun as it is to look at the numbers, especially when it looks like it's going your way... you never know, they never know.

Dont' forget, they don't talk to the people who don't answer their phones. My phone has been ringing off the hook for the last week. And I haven't answered ONE call I didn't recognize.

damn 000-000-0000 callers!

[peacebird]

5. I can only pray that you are wrong

[pdxmom]

6. They're setting it up like it's a replay of the Super Bowl. None of this

is truly important to them, except for their ratings.

[MonkeyFunk]

11. That's my point

I just have a feeling they're spinning this to their maximum advantage.

[busymom]

7. If Hillary does better than expected

there will be cries of voter fraud...count every ballot by hand...it can't be. If Obama does well, then we will hear "waaaaaah."

[mckeown1128]

8. Reminds me of New Hampshire...

Obama only loss by 2.5 points which was excellent compared to where he was a week earlier (-15). What should have been a decent second place showing for him was huge disappointment instead. That is EXACTLY what is going on right now. Clinton will do very well tomorrow and the media will be playing the (Obama fire burns out by Clinton storm) story to death.

[NoBorders]

10. If there's a 'setup' it works against Obama

He's the one being setup for a disappointing result tomorrow, insofar is Clinton is the actual frontrunner, despite all this mo-talk lately. Is that what you meant?

[MonkeyFunk]

16. They can't come right out and say

Obama's leading, because he's not. But they're sure making it seem like it's a strong possibility.

[liberal N proud]

12. The media has created the whole race

They squeezed out all but the two candidates that they knew they could create issues on.
The media knows how biased the typical American is and how easy it is to set everyone off including the candidates and their supporters.

Race and Gender are bing used by the media against the candidates and ultimately against us the voter, the citizen the constitution and our rights.

[qwlauren35]

32. 99% on targe.

I have been extremely unhappy with how quickly the playing field was reduced to two candidates. Okay, sickened. All of a sudden, it doesn't feel as though the "Democratic process" is working.

But I think there's another, equally ugly factor in addition to culling down to the most controversial, "media-frenzy" candidates. Its called money, more specifically, campaign financing. The incredible amounts of money that Clinton and Obama raised signalled an early death knell to the other candidates last year. We were lucky to even see their names in the papers in New Hampshire!

The very act of excluding candidates from a debate seems to point out a major flaw in our democratic process... and one caused by the media. But the money is also a factor.

I shake my head over this race. Truly.

[liberal N proud]

34. One word: Corporations

[NRaleighLiberal]

13. The number that I DO like is one I just saw - 80% of Dems like their candidates,

but only 60% of Republics like their candidates. If this translates into turnout - and apathy has the impact that it appears to potentially have, it should be good news for us.

[MonkeyFunk]

19. That IS a good stat!

Thanks!

[robbedvoter]

40. Weigh in the comparative turnouts in prior races - and indeed - this is the most

important conclusion

[cali]

14. Agreed. When you look closely at the polls she has a

significant lead- and there's a lot of fluidity with undecideds that I see breaking for her.

[MonkeyFunk]

20. yeah

Maybe I'm wrong - maybe they're just pushing the horse-race today and today only. But if they ARE thinking ahead, this makes the story more interesting.

[Alamom]

31. I agree. "They" have made the campaigns into super news events.

& just in case we do have a winner tomorrow, today they started on the Repukes race.

McCain is too far to the left....all the right wing radio & tv personalities hate him and are against him. It goes on & on & on.

They are making sure they have super news events for months to come.

[KaryninMiami]

18. But remember- it's the EXIT POLLS that really matter-

if these are remarkably different then the actual results (as we saw in NH), we need to be ready to demand an immediate investigation. These polls we are all riveted now are more like educated speculations-- some more accurate then others and they are bound to fluctuate as we are all seeing for various reasons. Exit Polls however are traditionally very accurate- they are taken AFTER the voters have placed their votes. That's why we went to the Ukraine- remember? Because the exit polls did not match the results so we knew there had been election "tampering"- aka fraud.

[suston96]

21. Remember when.....I like that song - The Platters.....

Poll Date Sample Obama Clinton Edwards Richardson Spread

Final Results - - 36.4 39.0 16.9 4.6 Clinton +2.6

RCP Average 01/05 - 01/07 - 38.3 30.0 18.3 5.7 Obama +8.3


http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nh/new_hampshire_democratic_primary-194.html

[ErnestoG]

24. The Hillarists are a laugh riot! When the media doesn't favor their candidate...

they are all about how conspired they are to butt her out of the race.

When polls show her ahead, they trip over their pantsuits trying to sing the MSM's praises.

Unreal!

[mtnsnake]

27. Only you could completely botch the point of the OP

All he was saying was that the media might want to make it appear to be close, no matter who is ahead or behind.

[Straight Shooter]

41. His needle is permanently stuck in the groove. n/t

[MonkeyFunk]

29. Learn to read, idiot

[David Zephyr]

25. Zogby has Obama way up.

But then Zogby is the best pollster in the U.S.

[The Delegates]

26. Hey look! Another piece of...

Anyway, the delegates will be split right down the middle.

It's the delegates, stupid.

[mtnsnake]

28. Hey look! Another low post count with undeclared in its profile & here to bash Hillary

Nice try

[Freida5]

30. I pray you are right for good of the nation.

[MonkeyFunk]

37. The nation will be in far better hands

than it is now no matter who wins big tomorrow.

[Summerza]

38. I don't think there's a setup

Cook Political, CNN, Gallup, Etc. cannot be combined with the media to participate in a mega-conspiracy against Clinton.
There is just no explanation as to why these entities would ALL want to knock out Hillary.

[Bucky]

39. I get the same feeling, altho I'm not smelling anything.

It's just that being TVless, I live outside the hype.

I suspect Clinton will take everything big except Illinois tomorrow. Not my choice, but nothing to cry about.