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EarlG
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Fri Jun-27-08 09:56 AM Original message |
Way to go, MSNBC |
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babylonsister
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
1. Bah is right; m$m is being very predictable; they've got their |
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EarlG
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. I suppose it's expected in some ways |
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Cha
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Fri Jun-27-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
48. Ah, the conundrum of what passes for mainstream |
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Fri Jun-27-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
81. I saw that. Ya David Gregory & Scarborough basically ganged up on her and |
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Fri Jun-27-08 04:55 PM Response to Reply #81 |
84. Yes, I watched the whole segment; she was very knowledgeable |
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Fri Jun-27-08 08:59 PM Response to Reply #84 |
98. Agreed - Obama is lucky to have such a great spokesperson! |
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Sat Jun-28-08 12:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
107. Maybe Sen. Obama Needs To Invite Reporters to his RANCH... |
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ErinBerin84
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. haha, yup. I posted that one reporter looked positively EBULIENT |
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SoCalDem
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Fri Jun-27-08 01:26 PM Response to Reply #2 |
55. Like the "median income" on a two-house block |
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me b zola
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Fri Jun-27-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
64. I almost fell out of my chair |
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
3. It's a desperate mix |
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
4. I was watching that this morning, too. |
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samsingh
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Fri Jun-27-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
45. repug logic - 99 people are wrong - i'm right |
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kentuck
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
5. Advertising space is much more valuable in a tight race... |
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dogday
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
6. I can't help but think about the polls and the odds-makers in 2004 |
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defendandprotect
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Fri Jun-27-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
69. ...the exit polls were right and have been right . . . they need to destroy them --- |
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Nite Owl
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
8. I turned the tv on to hear that |
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MagickMuffin
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
9. The ONLY msnbc talking head who Speaks the Truth is Olbermann |
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Fri Jun-27-08 11:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
104. There's one on MSNBC who really ticks me off |
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dsc
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
10. some of us tried to warn people about MSNBC |
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rodeodance
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. well said. thanks |
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Auggie
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:29 AM Response to Reply #10 |
22. I was an avid watcher for several years. It's dead to me now. |
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redqueen
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
11. How gullible does one have to be to fall for that kind of spin? |
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crankychatter
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
12. you nailed, it... AND I got my morning chuckle, thanks -- NT |
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
13. That's par for the course on MESS NBC. The only tv I'll be watching |
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Auggie
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
14. They're also creating news for themselves to talk about |
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mopinko
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
15. do polls create reality? do polls influence voting? you won't see that. |
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Patchuli
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
17. There needs to be some serious |
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
18. Want to hear 3 other goodies? |
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Mabus
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
19. And what was with Novotny using "Obamacons" all morning? |
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EarlG
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. That's Obama's own term |
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:33 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. But she seemed to be calling everyone an Obamacon |
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ErinBerin84
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. haha, yeah..she keeps saying Obamacon....oh...Obamacan.. |
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Mabus
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:42 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. It makes it sound like a cult |
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Cha
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Fri Jun-27-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #21 |
49. Well, "cans" are better than "cons". |
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
20. I think the horse-race thing has a lot to do with it, and I think flat-out bias |
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
23. And therein lies one of the greatest problems in America. |
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
27. The election can be stolen much more easily if there is a perception that |
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Fri Jun-27-08 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
28. I have not heard anybody say... |
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EarlG
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Fri Jun-27-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Fair enough |
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Fri Jun-27-08 11:20 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Yesterday anyway.... |
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RedLetterRev
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Fri Jun-27-08 03:54 PM Response to Reply #28 |
73. G'd knows they certainly won't fill it with news n/t |
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Indenturedebtor
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Fri Jun-27-08 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
29. They're gearing up to steal it again. Can't steal an election that has a 20 point gap n/t |
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Fri Jun-27-08 11:50 AM Response to Reply #29 |
40. Exactly....and the Voting Machine issues and problems are off the Dem Op's radar |
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FourPieRun
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Fri Jun-27-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #29 |
79. do you seriously believe there is a 20pt spread here? or even a 10pt spread? in reality, it is prob |
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Indenturedebtor
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Fri Jun-27-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #79 |
85. Obama is up by nearly 100 electoral votes in most polls |
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City Lights
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Fri Jun-27-08 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
30. Your post is an example of why I'm watching Wimbledon. |
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Blue_Roses
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Fri Jun-27-08 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
31. well, I for one am just giddy today |
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danimich1
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Fri Jun-27-08 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
33. I noticed this a couple days ago |
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ErinBerin84
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Fri Jun-27-08 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
35. they're trying so hard! |
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berni_mccoy
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Fri Jun-27-08 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
36. Well Said Earl. Bah Indeed! |
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Symarip
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Fri Jun-27-08 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
37. These 24/7 news channels aren't interested in reporting news |
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klebean
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Fri Jun-27-08 11:05 PM Response to Reply #37 |
102. Well said - thank you n/t |
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Avalux
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Fri Jun-27-08 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
38. In defense, I submit Dan Abrams. |
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ErinBerin84
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Fri Jun-27-08 11:42 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. I think Dan is generally a good egg |
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krkaufman
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Fri Jun-27-08 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
41. Personally, I have to wonder if they're not trying to make the race more competitive ... |
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Fri Jun-27-08 02:29 PM Response to Reply #41 |
59. no need to wonder |
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mzmolly
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Fri Jun-27-08 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
42. Suddenly they're suspicious of polls? I think now is the time to contact MSNBC and call them on |
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Fri Jun-27-08 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
43. It's all about ratings. They aren't interested in the truth, they just want eyes on the TV |
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samsingh
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Fri Jun-27-08 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
44. simple solution with the msm |
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Johnny Noshoes
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Fri Jun-27-08 04:06 PM Response to Reply #44 |
76. "rich liberals can buy up the media outlets" |
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samsingh
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Sat Jun-28-08 12:03 AM Response to Reply #76 |
106. i know - where are the rich liberals - why don't they get on top |
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Cha
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Fri Jun-27-08 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
46. It's been this way as long as |
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Fri Jun-27-08 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
47. After NAder's "talk white" comment CNN suddenly had his name on a poll |
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Fri Jun-27-08 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
50. They read the polls the same way they read the bible ... |
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TheDonkey
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Fri Jun-27-08 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
51. wtf is wrong with cable news. |
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bdamomma
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Fri Jun-27-08 02:40 PM Response to Reply #51 |
61. they are spewing up crap |
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Jennicut
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Fri Jun-27-08 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
52. The good news is Obama IS basically beating McCain in almost all the polls |
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Fri Jun-27-08 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
53. MSNBC like the rest do what they need to - to get YOU to come back for...more |
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SoCalDem
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Fri Jun-27-08 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
54. Stolen elections can only be "accepted" when the "polls are close" |
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Imagevision
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Fri Jun-27-08 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
56. Now all we have to be concerned about is bush attacking Iran before or after the election |
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Career Prole
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Fri Jun-27-08 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
57. No wonder they didn't call me! |
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Bette Noir
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Fri Jun-27-08 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
58. Wouldn't it be nice |
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depakid
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Fri Jun-27-08 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
60. Amazing how blatantly they use (or commission) polls to influence public opinion |
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Fri Jun-27-08 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
62. I played a little game with some coworkers today... |
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depakid
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Fri Jun-27-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. Excellent analysis and experiment! |
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Fri Jun-27-08 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
63. This is the Repub way to make the election race look close... |
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Fri Jun-27-08 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
66. Gotta maintain the illusion of a close race in case the Repugs steal it again |
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defendandprotect
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Fri Jun-27-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #66 |
71. Absolutely --- and destroy the exit polls---!!! |
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Fri Jun-27-08 04:02 PM Response to Reply #66 |
75. Exactly. n/t |
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Fri Jun-27-08 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
67. Don't look at the polls. Look at the crowds. |
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Fri Jun-27-08 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
68. MSNBC wants what's good for MSNBC... |
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Fri Jun-27-08 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
70. There are only two ways to analyze polls |
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defendandprotect
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Fri Jun-27-08 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
72. Is there any good reason to watch this garbage . . . ??? |
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tom_paine
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Fri Jun-27-08 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
74. Our media is a transparent Soviet-style embarrassmnet and laughingstock |
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Sat Jun-28-08 02:02 AM Response to Reply #74 |
109. It's also the land of nervous bedwetters with itchy trigger fingers n/t |
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Fri Jun-27-08 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
77. Bah, indeed! Anyone trusting State-run CorpoMedia is worse than a fool. nt |
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Fri Jun-27-08 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
78. blowouts are very rare; that's what tells me some of these polls can't be trusted. nt |
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Swamp Rat
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Fri Jun-27-08 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
80. Way to go General Electric. |
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Fri Jun-27-08 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
82. It's curious that they keep dredging up that old Dukakis poll |
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Fri Jun-27-08 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
83. i feel a general trend to underreport obama's #'s to make it more of a horserace |
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Fri Jun-27-08 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
86. Blowouts don't get good ratings. Close races do. |
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Major Hogwash
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Fri Jun-27-08 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
87. I agree, but the one thing they are missing is how much people can't stand Bush now. |
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mehrrh
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Fri Jun-27-08 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
88. MSNBC media |
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Fri Jun-27-08 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
89. Yes, no matter what happens, it's always Obama who needs to worry about it. |
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Gabi Hayes
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Fri Jun-27-08 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
90. David Gregory, when analyzing a new Time poll that shows O's lead |
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ErinBerin84
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Fri Jun-27-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #90 |
92. Is Rachel still on Race to the White House? |
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annabanana
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Fri Jun-27-08 08:47 PM Response to Reply #92 |
96. Vacation. . . |
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ErinBerin84
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Sat Jun-28-08 10:05 AM Response to Reply #96 |
114. good, thanks |
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Fri Jun-27-08 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
91. "Can't trust the polls?" Gee, just like the exit-polls in 2000 were deemed "unreliable"? Sounds |
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rosesaylavee
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Fri Jun-27-08 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
93. It's all about ratings and money - Not truth or journalism |
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Canuckistanian
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Fri Jun-27-08 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
94. Now that the presidential race has been simplifed to a PAIR of numbers |
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Fri Jun-27-08 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
95. And the saga continues |
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Fri Jun-27-08 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
97. I was rejected by a poll today. |
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3littlebirds
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Fri Jun-27-08 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
99. It's to keep it even |
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Fri Jun-27-08 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
100. Yeah, and they'll debunk the exit polls come November. nt |
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Fri Jun-27-08 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
101. Dumb asses. To be fair though, Abrams was asking "is it going to be a blowout?" |
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Fri Jun-27-08 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
103. great point. n/t |
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YvonneCa
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Sat Jun-28-08 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
105. How about body language... |
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Sat Jun-28-08 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
108. i suck at predictions, I thought the American people were smart |
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Sat Jun-28-08 07:31 AM Response to Original message |
110. and remember, "exit polls don't matter" |
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Sat Jun-28-08 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
111. Only the first step towards voter fraud in November... |
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Sat Jun-28-08 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
112. The MSM are tools of their corporate masters |
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Sat Jun-28-08 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
113. All according to script: marginalize & ridicule Kucinich, ignore Edwards, destroy Hillary, |
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