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NRaleighLiberal

(60,027 posts) Fri Oct 26, 2012, 06:43 PM Oct 2012

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CBS playing this for all it's worth - Schieffer referencing Cook and Rothenberger

"the most respected pollsters in the country"

"they are absolutely flummoxed"

"no idea how it will go"

"Romney may win the popular vote while Obama the electoral vote" (whoops..Bob, did you let something slip?)

"It will all be about turnout"

Funny that the 538 and Princeton blogs have things opening up again with nice momentum in Obama's numbers - and we all know who has the superior ground game.

And to my mind, both Cook and Rothenberger tend to slightly lean (or cheerlead) right....

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CBS playing this for all it's worth - Schieffer referencing Cook and Rothenberger (Original Post) NRaleighLiberal Oct 2012 OP

WTF? RandySF Oct 2012 #1

Exactly. They are political analysts, not pollsters, nt DonViejo Oct 2012 #2

Exactly to your exactly. $hamele$$ what the M$M is doing NRaleighLiberal Oct 2012 #3

Old dogs who refuse to learn new tricks ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #4

CBS is Fox lite. speedoo Oct 2012 #5

A lot of these pollsters are assuming a depressed Dem turnout and an increased Rep turnout smorkingapple Oct 2012 #6

They are behind the times and younger guys like Nate are taking over. Jennicut Oct 2012 #7

RandySF

(59,465 posts)

1. WTF?

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 06:45 PM

Oct 2012

Cook and Rothenberg are NOT pollsters.

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)

2. Exactly. They are political analysts, not pollsters, nt

Reply to RandySF (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 06:48 PM

Oct 2012

NRaleighLiberal

(60,027 posts)

3. Exactly to your exactly. $hamele$$ what the M$M is doing

Reply to DonViejo (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 06:52 PM

Oct 2012

ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)

4. Old dogs who refuse to learn new tricks

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:04 PM

Oct 2012

The media is a week behind on everything.

speedoo

(11,229 posts)

5. CBS is Fox lite.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:05 PM

Oct 2012

Idiots have totally betrayed their trust. Cronkite is in agony looking down at them.

smorkingapple

(827 posts)

6. A lot of these pollsters are assuming a depressed Dem turnout and an increased Rep turnout

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:09 PM

Oct 2012

I heard that in 2004. It worked out great for us right?

Jennicut

(25,415 posts)

7. They are behind the times and younger guys like Nate are taking over.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 07:20 PM

Oct 2012

Who watches CBS news anyway?

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