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Old 10-07-2008, 11:12 AM
 
Location: Downtown Greensboro, NC
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Let the church say AAAAAAAMEN..let the church say AAAAAMen, every body say AAAmen, Amen, Amen!!
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Old 10-07-2008, 11:13 AM
 
Location: Home is where the heart is
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Hmmm, the smear campaign isn't working out quite the way they hoped it would. Looks like most voters care more about solving today's problems than they do about some old hippy dude from the 60's.
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Old 10-07-2008, 11:13 AM
 
Location: NJ/NY
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I would say 4, or 5 max.
Average of all polls has him at a 5.3% lead.
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Old 10-07-2008, 11:14 AM
 
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Reuters, Zogby, and c-span only have Obama ahead by 3.
Reuters and zogby are interactive internet polls. They are junk!!
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Old 10-07-2008, 11:16 AM
 
Location: Moose Jaw, in between the Moose's butt and nose.
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This is good news for sure, but there is still 1 more month left to go, so Obama needs to fight hard and play this thing like he's actually behind (but not act desperate and lower than low, like McSame and Caribou Barbie have been doing the last week).
In a way, I don't want him to get too far ahead, since that could make some people stay home, thinking that he's got this wrapped up and not vote.
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Old 10-07-2008, 11:18 AM
 
Location: Home is where the heart is
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In a way, I don't want him to get too far ahead, since that could make some people stay home, thinking that he's got this wrapped up and not vote.
I totally agree, a close race is what I prefer because it's the best way to get people to vote.
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Old 10-07-2008, 11:23 AM
 
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Another thing to keep in mind: elections almost always tighten toward the end. Obama won't win by a 7-9 point lead, if that's what you all are thinking.
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Old 10-07-2008, 11:53 AM
 
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Gallup is the most credible polling out of them all.
Do you have a link to support that? Remember I am on your side!
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Old 10-07-2008, 12:01 PM
 
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FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right: pollster ratings

I posted this earlier to help pollsters especially Bots make accurate supportable statements about the reliability of polls. The most important polls are the cumulative ones. Remember as posted previously this is an election like no other. Thus there is no precedent to base turnout on. Do you use 2004 voting patterns as many pollsters are or do you adjust to reflect what are changes in voting interest. Will there be more African American and Hispanics actually voting as a percentage? Will there be more young people? It is probably certain that the McCain demographic will turn out as expected will the Obama? There are those who think the Repubs want to turn this negative and nasty and turn moderate first time voters off so they don't vote. That will hurt Obama. Polls are all over the place because right now they are adjusting to record registration and trying to decide how to determine who likely voters are.
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Old 10-07-2008, 12:28 PM
 
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Whoa!!! Awesome!!


Looks like the McCain smears are working real well....




for Obama.
Exactly. Keep the coming. OBAMA/BIDEN 08
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