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Yavin4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-08-08 11:55 PM
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The Tom Bradley Effect At Work Tonight in N.H.?
Tom Bradley, an African American, was a popular mayor of Los Angeles, CA for many, many years. He was mayor from 1973 to 1993. Twice, he ran for governor and lost in 1982 and 1986. Each time he ran, he led in the polls only to lose close elections. Many suspected that White voters were telling the pollsters one thing, and then voting differently. You can read more about it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Bradley_(politician)

This same phenomenon also occurred in the 1989 Virgnia Governor's race, wherein Doug Wilder held a strong lead only to see it almost evaporate on election day:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Wilder

Did we see the Bradley Effect tonight in N.H.?

I suspect so.
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