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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-08 09:24 PM
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When you hear and see poll numbers, consider this-
Those numbers are usually based on past voting patterns (in terms of the demographics of who to poll). Obama is spending millions to register all sorts of new voters. These new voters will skew the demographics. So odds are these polls are under reporting Obama's real lead.
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Liberal_Stalwart71 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-08 09:25 PM
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1. Many of us already know this and have known for a long time, but you can never say it enough
around these parts. DUer's panic too much and should know better!
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-08 09:27 PM
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2. Thanks, I'm dense about these facts
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-08 09:33 PM
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3. Yooua re 100% right...so it would be best to ignore the polls for now.
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