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Phoebe Loosinhouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 08:51 PM
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The MSM only likes polling if it suits them - Hillary is "inevitable" yet Kerry exit polls flawed
that showed him the clear victor.

And we let them get away with this BS again and again.
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musette_sf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 08:53 PM
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1. K&R
totally
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NewYorkerfromMass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-23-07 09:31 AM
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8. Like. Yeah
for sure.
This is an utterly simple yet profound post.
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TwilightZone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 08:59 PM
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2. The MSM aren't the only ones.
Edited on Mon Oct-22-07 09:00 PM by TwilightZone
People around here are pretty selective about which polls they accept, as well.

Edit: clarification
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Bitwit1234 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 09:24 PM
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3. Gee then why go vote, unless maybe Obama might pick up.
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OHdem10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 10:13 PM
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4. The Media use polls to shape public opinion.
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John Q. Citizen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 10:35 PM
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5. I was thinking about that just today, how the exit polls were brushed aside,
yet the pre-election polls are gospel.

What's with that?
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illinoisprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-22-07 10:45 PM
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6. the media loves Hillary because of her republican ways. kerry was too much a democrat
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ginnyinWI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-23-07 09:05 AM
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7. someone somewhere said she's running a Republican campaign.
By that I guess they meant she's running on their values? I hope it's not that she's running as cutthroat as they usually do.
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