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MOE is tied to a confidence interval. Say it is 95% for this poll. That means that there is only a 5% chance that the poll is off by 5 points. In other words, less than a 1 in 20 chance that the poll is that wrong and that Romney takes Ohio. Romney supporters will take that! LOL.
Bears repeating. Tons of people appear to think that "margin of error" means that the poll could be anywhere within the MOE with equal probability.
That's the way I've started to look at these deluded posters. I remember Kerry in 04, and just believing that he'd win until the very end despite the polls. So I get it. I'm not going to be too hard on them because it's tough to see your guy sliding to such a stunning defeat.
Drudge is funny, because it's clear that he either A) despises Obama, or B) Doesn't care, but knows how to rile up the base. I'm leaning towards B, because he's slimy like that.
Romney is on a bus tour and having a media blitz in Ohio this week. Obama is bracketing him before and after the UN gathering. If Romney is unable to move the needle back in his favor when the polls come in next week, you can stick in the fork.
And here we have it. The Manic Right simply insists on living in their own reality.
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