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Lucky 13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 01:09 PM
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I have a silly little suggestion.
Can we knock it off with all the poll touting? Every single freakin' poll says something different. They change from day to day. They are completely inaccurate. The margins of error often go unaccounted for. They don't take into account cell phone users or newly registered voters. And who knows the slant that each organization takes?

Also. Can we knock if off with our "predictions"? Our guesses are based on "feelings" and are even LESS accurate (if possible) than the polls! It's just silly. It's like picking the final score of the superbowl... it's all based on luck. It's just an avenue to be able to say "I TOLD YOU SO" in the unlikely event someone is right.

ALSO. Can we knock it off with trying to predict what the loser candidate's supporters will say? It's just flamebait. When someone says something stupid, call them on it. But don't try to anticipate dumb arguments before they are said.

ALL of our questions will be answered in a few short hours! Hang in there!

Ok that's all.

Flame on.
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 01:18 PM
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1. Thank you. You covered a lot of ground in a few sentences.
:thumbsup:
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phrigndumass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 01:22 PM
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2. but but but ... whatever else shall we post about?
O8)

In surprise move, Kiki Dee endorses Barack Obama. Elton John pissed. News at 11.
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Saturday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 01:22 PM
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3. Herding cats comes to mind. LOL nt
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frogcycle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 01:26 PM
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4. hey if the guys can't keep up what they are doing here
they'll get prostate cancer!
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myrna minx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 01:27 PM
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5. My magic 8 Ball is telling you to try again later.
:hi: K&R. Great post.
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Aloha Spirit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 01:29 PM
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6. Breaking: Undecided Voters Poll --->
Edited on Tue Apr-22-08 02:25 PM by beat tk
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geiger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 01:36 PM
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7. I agree. Share some jokes, do something constructive for Earth Day, read
something unrelated to politics. Anything, but post another set of poll results. Besides, soes anyone not really have their mind made up already?
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Lucky 13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 01:55 PM
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8. Agreed. I'm PRETTY sure everyone in GDP has their mind made up!
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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 02:02 PM
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9. Actually, I don't intend to talk about the polls until after all the votes are counted.
I'll use the polls to suggest that the voting was rigged. :eyes:
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billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-22-08 02:04 PM
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10. Our internal numbers show that to be, in fact, silly.
:hi:
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