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Rufus T. Firefly

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Mon Oct-25-04 02:46 PM
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Don't worry about the polls.

From 10/20/00, and we all know how the popular vote panned out.

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Tracking poll: Bush may be expanding lead over Gore
By CNN Polling Director Keating Holland

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Texas Gov. George W. Bush may be expanding his narrow lead over Vice President Al Gore in the hard-fought presidential race, according to Friday's CNN/USA Today/Gallup tracking poll. Friday's results indicate Bush garnering 50 percent and Gore drawing 40 percent of likely voters' support.

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/10/20/tracking.poll/

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CO Liberal

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Mon Oct-25-04 02:48 PM
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1. Yep - Polls Have Been Known To Be Wrong

Like in 1948:

Source: http://www.eagleton.rutgers.edu/

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vet_against_Bush

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Mon Oct-25-04 02:49 PM
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2. Good find, kick, nt

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Shoeempress

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Mon Oct-25-04 02:53 PM
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3. POLLS LIE! Ignore them, even the ones that have us ahead. Keep

your eye on the prize, and keep converting the undecideds

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okieinpain

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Mon Oct-25-04 02:53 PM
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4. yes, it's too late for bush. he needed to have a big lead, and it's

not happening. I'm afraid the secret service, will have to keep an eye on the president come nov 3. you know confiscate is belt, socks, and bed sheets.

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Nicholas D Wolfwood

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Mon Oct-25-04 02:57 PM
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5. Rufus Firefly? Another House of 1000 Corpses fan?

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Sean Reynolds

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Mon Oct-25-04 03:00 PM
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6. Polls only matter when the race is a blowout.....

Hence most polls were closer when Clinton ran for re-election. When you've got a close election it's harder to get a full understanding of where the electorate sits. I doubt every poll, even those that show Kerry up.

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