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muchacho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-03-04 07:35 PM
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why polls are stupid
Edited on Sun Oct-03-04 07:35 PM by muchacho
all from my Google news front page:

Poll puts Bush, Kerry about even CNN

Polls say Kerry leads presidential race after beating Bush in ... - The Scotsman

Bush has 7 percentage point lead over Kerry in Dispatch poll - Miami Herald
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lancdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-03-04 07:52 PM
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1. That Ohio poll was done pre-debate
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-03-04 07:54 PM
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2. Exactly....
That's like doing an assessment of how the Civil War was going for the Union before Gettysburg...
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Sagan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-03-04 07:54 PM
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3. here's another reason...

If Chimpy leads by one point in a poll, then he is "leading" according to the media whores. If Kerry leads by 3 points, and that's in the margin of error, then that is "a dead heat" and "statistically tied".

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TrustingDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-03-04 07:55 PM
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4. 'polls are stupid' - something Gorge will trip up on soon...
re: Poland.
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