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quaoar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 01:34 AM Original message |
Bloggers blamed for misleading poll information |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 01:35 AM Response to Original message |
1. deleted...DOH..nevermind |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
2. So begins the finger pointing. |
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BrendaStarr (491 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 01:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Remember that bloggers threaten the corporate press |
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Sterling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:47 AM Response to Reply #13 |
64. And remember exit polls interfere with stolen elections. |
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ibegurpard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
3. You'd think this might raise a red flag: |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 03:29 AM Response to Reply #3 |
28. No, because last night they had soap to sell... **'s victory |
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Memekiller (755 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
4. What are they saying? |
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joeunderdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 07:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
34. What they AREN'T saying is |
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Cinletharwi (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
5. Standard M.O. for these thugs |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
6. They're blaming web users for wrong exit polls? |
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phylny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 07:44 AM Response to Reply #6 |
38. Maybe we all brought our laptops with us when we voted? n/t |
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meow2u3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:14 AM Response to Reply #6 |
58. Tweety and Scarborough actually said that |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
7. QUICK! Shut down the Internet. NOW. NT |
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Carolab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 02:59 AM Response to Reply #7 |
20. 'scuse me but |
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ktowntennesseedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 01:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
77. Which one? There are so many internets! nt |
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quaoar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
8. I think what they are trying to say |
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Eye and Monkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 01:43 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. but of course, Faux won't be terribly upset if folks misunderstand it - |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 09:46 AM Response to Reply #8 |
46. You presuppose the polls were erroneous -- n/t |
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quaoar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 09:51 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. No, I'm saying |
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Milo_Bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
9. ARE THEY KIDDING????? |
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TacticalPeek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 08:28 AM Response to Reply #9 |
39. I wondered about that. CNN's become quite the joke. |
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jmcgowanjm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 09:57 AM Response to Reply #39 |
50. Here's the code |
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joeunderdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:46 AM Response to Reply #50 |
75. "when differences between the recorded votes for |
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Selteri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-05-04 05:23 AM Response to Reply #9 |
85. Repukes new line is |
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glarius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
11. I don't believe the exit polls FROM COAST TO COAST were all wrong! |
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Milo_Bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 01:55 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Not coast to coast.... |
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glarius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 01:59 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I just saw Frank Lutz (the Republican pollster) say on TV that the polls |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 03:10 AM Response to Reply #11 |
24. Funny just like Florida the last time. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 03:18 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Yes! |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 03:15 AM Response to Reply #11 |
26. Just like Bush V Gore was a "one time" thing.. |
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jmcgowanjm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:01 AM Response to Reply #26 |
52. Hey SoCal, you're at the top of Rense's site n/t |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 05:48 PM Response to Reply #52 |
82. Uh-oh, that may not be a good thing |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:37 AM Response to Reply #11 |
63. Just see how very wrong: |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
15. It's a way to shut us up... |
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yo-yo-ma (185 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 02:23 AM Response to Original message |
16. this makes the votes seem more legitimate |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 02:28 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I will reiterate... |
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feminazi (911 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 02:34 AM Response to Original message |
18. the exit polls were right. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 02:41 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. That is not the point of the news story... |
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Carolab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 03:00 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I think they are trying to get people to |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 03:10 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Exactly! |
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mutius (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:35 AM Response to Reply #23 |
73. They cheated |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 09:52 AM Response to Reply #18 |
49. I was thinking the same thing -- perhaps on a couple local, state |
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Merlin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 03:07 AM Response to Original message |
22. It was a deliberate attempt to suppress the Kerry vote. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 03:15 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Yikes! |
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Carolab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 03:35 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Yes, please listen |
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Merlin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 06:24 AM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Horseshit. It's not the bloggers we are to distrust. It's their source. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:00 AM Response to Reply #22 |
51. Falling for what? What does that mean, 'to punture the intensity of our |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 05:56 AM Response to Original message |
30. Oh, have we counted ALL the ballots in Florida yet? |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 06:33 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I didn't thing so! Probably can't find 'em |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 06:48 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. From which election? (n/t) |
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jdj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 04:08 PM Response to Reply #33 |
79. LOL n/t |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 07:28 AM Response to Original message |
35. Holy shit! The BLAME THE INTERNETS crowd |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 07:30 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. The bloggers were right. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:03 AM Response to Reply #36 |
53. Sorry, voter registrations don't talk to exit pollers or cast ballots. |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
37. AP did the goddamned exit polling not the BLOGGERS... |
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righteous1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 09:12 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. wrong numbers |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:06 AM Response to Reply #40 |
54. Actually, exit polls have historically proven to be fairly accurate. |
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Sterling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:59 AM Response to Reply #54 |
67. You are right. They worked well until 2000, I wonder why? nt |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
41. More lies on this - |
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Evergreen Emerald (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
42. When FoxNews is telling you to look one way... |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
43. I read blogs all day on Nov 2... |
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Doodlesweaver (107 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
44. This doesn't explain why CNN |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
45. They are spinning the discrepancy between exit polls and the theft of |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
47. Right. The exit polls were right of course, but they didn't match the |
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ironrooster (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:10 AM Response to Reply #47 |
56. check out the activism thread |
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jmcgowanjm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
55. When Kerry concedes he becomes part of the problem |
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ironrooster (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:12 AM Response to Reply #55 |
57. check the activism thread |
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jmcgowanjm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:35 AM Original message |
Got it ironrooster. I'm slow, but I get there |
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hertopos (715 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:32 AM Response to Reply #55 |
61. Not necessarily |
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berner59 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:35 AM Response to Reply #55 |
62. how about this angle... |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:54 AM Response to Reply #55 |
66. That's the way we did it in Vt. and we were the first one to report. |
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Sterling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:03 AM Response to Reply #55 |
69. "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated"? |
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Chelsea Patriot (603 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:36 AM Response to Reply #69 |
74. Is it true that Kerry won on Diebold machines in Iowa? |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:12 AM Response to Reply #55 |
70. Kerry was part of the plan from the beginning!! |
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jmcgowanjm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:14 PM Response to Reply #70 |
84. The United States of Canada and Jesusland |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
59. Look for a new "Truth in News" Initiative |
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hertopos (715 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
60. People they know, they are already starting their spin. |
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jmcgowanjm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 10:48 AM Response to Reply #60 |
65. Exactly hertopos, What the hell is DNC doing-CountEvery Vote |
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LongTomH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:03 AM Response to Reply #60 |
68. Right on! |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
71. Well, they have to come up with some explanation |
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Julius Civitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
72. Are these people for real? |
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Anarcho-Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
76. The media wants someone to point the finger at |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
78. The exit polls were right. It's the vote "count" that's wrong. |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 08:17 PM Response to Reply #78 |
83. Could you answer a question |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-08-04 12:53 PM Response to Reply #83 |
87. To answer your question, |
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suegeo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
80. A promise from our mighty news organizations! |
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Redleg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-04-04 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
81. The fucking votes haven't all been counted yet. |
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are_we_united_yet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-05-04 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
86. Another |
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Logansquare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-08-04 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
88. Ah, more CONVENTIONAL WISDOM (tm) |
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