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Blue_Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 02:42 PM Original message |
I can't get excited when I see Obama ahead of McCain in the polls right now... |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. I agree - National polls this early are meaningless |
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Blue_Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I think we get into serious trouble when we start dancing around |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 02:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. National polls are meaningless, period. It's the Electoral College that counts. nt |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. There's a pretty strict correlation between national vote and electoral college. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yea I know. I feel the same way about the talking heads all saying Barack |
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Blue_Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. and they go on and on and on about it... |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
5. I agree, but his leads are HUGE compared to the Bush/Kerry race |
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Blue_Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. true...he sure did |
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Carrieyazel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 04:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. His national lead is not huge. It's about 4 points. Slightly higher than Kerry |
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democrattotheend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
7. Some political strategists I know think he needs to be up 10 points to have a prayer |
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RichardRay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I'd love to hear the rationale for that suggestion. |
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democrattotheend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 03:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Do I need to spell this out for you? |
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RichardRay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Yes, I guess you do. |
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democrattotheend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Sorry, did not mean to come off wrong |
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RichardRay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. No problem... |
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Carrieyazel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. I talked to someone who once worked for Mason-Dixon polling |
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dsomuah (262 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
10. Polls tell us what work needs to be done. |
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Blue_Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 04:06 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. yes, I agree |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. As long as we are all working as hard as we can to get Obama elected... |
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jzodda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
14. Its WAY WAY WAY too early |
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Blue_Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. and I'm sure there will be something. |
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Carrieyazel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
17. He's not up by all that much. Four point average in national polls. |
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PlanetBev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
20. You can't tell anything right now |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
23. We have to fight every single day for our candidate. We have a long way to go. |
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