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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 09:06 AM Original message |
Interesting: Final AP poll in '94 had Dems up by 7-points on congressional ballot |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. There is no excuse not to vote, but most of the polls do not paint a good picture for us /nt |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
2. The Logical Inference From Your Post Is That The Pollster Sucks |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 09:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. pollsters aren't always wrong, but they might be wrong in predicting the magnitude of |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 09:26 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. But In This Instance |
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oswaldactedalone (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
4. I think there is a significant difference between '94 and now |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 10:04 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. There was an Internet in 1994, e-mail too |
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oswaldactedalone (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 10:24 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. C'mon man... |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 12:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
21. I meant no offense |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
6. Pollsters assume voting patterns are consistent over time. |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
7. I do not trust the poll takers..they are too republican owned to |
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Stevepol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
10. With the electronic voting machines doing 97% of the counting, |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
11. The last two Gallup generic ballot numbers in '94 were tied |
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Valienteman (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. That's false |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Well... that's a touch overstated. |
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Valienteman (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. It is false that the last Gallup generic poll was 46%-46% |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 02:39 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. You are mistaken and I really don't care whether you can grasp that or not. |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
12. The final decision will be made in a voting booth |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
14. Quite a few people here seem happy that we might lose. Why is that?..nt |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 02:14 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Any here who may appear to feel that way pale in comparison to the political talking heads! |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
19. how many people used cell phones back then? since most polls are landline only |
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8 track mind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-27-10 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
20. I don't think this is anywhere near 1994 |
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