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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 12:20 PM
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Question about the polls: someone said yesterday that Obama loses pts over the weekend
and then regains them during the week.

why do you think that is? :shrug:
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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 12:22 PM
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1. Could be guessing here...
But McCain's base seems to be older folk, who probably aren't out doing stuff on the weekend?
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No Passaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 12:22 PM
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2. Younger voters do not spend time locked up in the house
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 12:23 PM
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3. that ties into Drunken Irishman's theory
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writes3000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 12:23 PM
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4. Younger voters are out on Friday and Saturday evenings. nt
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 12:23 PM
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5. On weekends, people are less focused on the economy, since the markets aren't moving.
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jaysunb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 12:36 PM
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6. Probably because he's hanging out w/
chicks in Georgia over the weekend instead of TCB ing. :rofl:

:hi:

Seriously, old people--like me-- are the only ones home on the weekend to GET polled. :shrug:
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-08 12:44 PM
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7. Hi J
:hi:

getting old sucks, doesn't it?

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