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helpisontheway

(5,008 posts) Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:52 PM Oct 2012

Is the media ignoring the latest polls

That show Obama surging? I clicked on First Read and they are saying thatRomney campaign sent out memos to show that Romney is winning independents. Just wondering if they are ignoring all polls.

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Is the media ignoring the latest polls (Original Post) helpisontheway Oct 2012 OP

Dems need to pump today's poll, keep repeating, every Dem pundit show bring them up VirginiaTarheel Oct 2012 #1

They are stuck on Gallup TexasCPA Oct 2012 #2

yes eom amborin Oct 2012 #3

The media goes gaga over close polls Welcome_hubby Oct 2012 #4

IMO this election has never been close GitRDun Oct 2012 #5

VirginiaTarheel

(823 posts)

1. Dems need to pump today's poll, keep repeating, every Dem pundit show bring them up

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Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:55 PM

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TexasCPA

(527 posts)

2. They are stuck on Gallup

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Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:57 PM

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amborin

(16,631 posts)

3. yes eom

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Wed Oct 31, 2012, 02:00 PM

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Welcome_hubby

(312 posts)

4. The media goes gaga over close polls

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Wed Oct 31, 2012, 02:07 PM

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They dislike polls where the result is typical (Obama ahead by a comfortable or moderate margin). Media outlets want to shock the reader in order to pull him into the website.

GitRDun

(1,846 posts)

5. IMO this election has never been close

Reply to helpisontheway (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 02:25 PM

Oct 2012

All the MSM yacking is there to manufacture a reason to watch their shows.

If you look at Nate Silver's blog over time, it has been a fairly steady race, and that makes sense.

Most people believe what is real, not some manufactured version of reality...

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