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Old 02-01-2012, 02:17 PM
 
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Originally Posted by Skinny Puppy View Post
No, it's not my opinion, it's a fact. The author works for a very conservative organization and is using data that is a year old to predict an election that will take place in 9 months. .

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So that's your defense for posting an inaccurate article, that other people do the same thing? Sounds like 5th grade reasoning to me.


How do you know it's inaccurate. It's accurate going off of the data for 12 months which is a long period. Because you don't like it, doesn't make it inaccurate. Don't get your knickers in a knot over it...lol.
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Old 02-01-2012, 02:19 PM
 
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You posted the article and it's title without comment. That's something that continues to intrigue me. People post things and have no interest in the topic, nothing to add. Why post it then? I'm not just drawing attention to you, but it's a general problem on discussion forums. So, the issue interested you enough to start the discussion ... what are your thoughts? Thanks.



This site is for information, right? It is to give people information they might not have seen. Some of the comments people post, I could live as well without. Some I don't even really read, just the articles. Wow you people are really scared.
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Old 02-01-2012, 02:20 PM
 
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How do you know it's inaccurate. It's accurate going off of the data for 12 months which is a long period. Because you don't like it, doesn't make it inaccurate. Don't get your knickers in a knot over it...lol.
Polling information from a year ago has little relevance on an election that will take place in 9 months. If you want to use your logic, polling information that was 21 months before the 08 election would have predicted that Obama would not have won. Most Americans probably didn't even know who Obama was 21 months before the 08 election. A few months ago Cain was leading in the polls.
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Old 02-01-2012, 02:22 PM
 
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We all have opinions, but it would be best to basethem on the her and now than on the past. Until there is a Official GOP Candidate runing against Obama it is impossible to even guess what the number will be in the end. Based on the lack of support amoung GOP voters for one clear candidate and on the fact that few Paul supporters will vote for any of the other remaining candidates I would say if there is a landslide win it will be Obama getting it, see how easy it is to make predictions. Let's see who the GOP candidate will be and then we can start talking turkey


I didn't write the aritcle, or provide any of the information. I didn't even say what I thought of it...did I? I agree with some of it, I don't so much with others, but who knows?


It must have hit a sensitive spot with a few on here, because they are really getting twisted over it...lol.
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Old 02-01-2012, 02:25 PM
 
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He is really a popular guy it seems.
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Old 02-01-2012, 02:26 PM
 
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I didn't write the aritcle, or provide any of the information. I didn't even say what I thought of it...did I?
It also appears as though you didn't read it.
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Old 02-01-2012, 02:30 PM
 
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More than a little speculative given the Republicans don't even have their nominee selected.

Crap-o-journalism as usual.
"It's the economy stupid" a wise person
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Old 02-01-2012, 02:51 PM
 
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I didn't write the aritcle, or provide any of the information. I didn't even say what I thought of it...did I? I agree with some of it, I don't so much with others, but who knows?


It must have hit a sensitive spot with a few on here, because they are really getting twisted over it...lol.
No, but you posted it and that usually implies that the poster agrees with the posting.

Did not bother me in the least, I say the same thing with most polls, especially this early in the game, one step at a time, first someone has to earn the right to good toe to toe with the sitting President by beating out the rest of the field. Then we can speculate based on real candidates and their issues and ideas.
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Old 02-01-2012, 02:52 PM
 
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"It's the economy stupid" a wise person
Which is improving slowly but surely. Might want to find another slogan, something orginal
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Old 02-01-2012, 03:50 PM
 
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Being truthful is a common problem for some.
Including the Washington Examiner. Believe me, they throw their crap paper on my driveway every morning.
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