USA Today/Gallup poll: McCain 50, Obama 46

Hope And Change

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Mon Sep-08-08 07:20 AM
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USA Today/Gallup poll: McCain 50, Obama 46

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connecticut yankee

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Mon Sep-08-08 07:29 AM
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1. Frightening

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GoesTo11

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Mon Sep-08-08 07:34 AM
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2. Don't worry, it's still 52-48 Obama on Intrade

I like them odds.

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goldcanyonaz

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Mon Sep-08-08 07:34 AM
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3. Obama was at 65 just last week.

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glancingthefuture

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Mon Sep-08-08 07:52 AM
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9. That is quite a drop.

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DemocratSinceBirth

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Mon Sep-08-08 07:43 AM
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4. Isn't That Essentially A Pick Em Or Push In Gambling Parlance?

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GoesTo11

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Mon Sep-08-08 08:25 AM
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15. Don't worry, it's still 50.1-49.5 Obama on Intrade

Edited on Mon Sep-08-08 08:25 AM by GoesTo11

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demrider

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Mon Sep-08-08 07:47 AM
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5. Why does realclearpolitics show it as

Mccain 54 Obama 44

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alcibiades_mystery

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Mon Sep-08-08 07:50 AM
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6. That's "Likely Voters" while this number is "Registered Voters"

n/t

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TexasObserver

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Mon Sep-08-08 07:51 AM
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7. that's the USA Today/Gallup Poll, which is alleged to be "likely Voters"

Gallup is in the tank for the GOP and has been a long time. They produce these "likely voter" polls for USA Today, a conservative newspaper. By using that standard, Gallup can easily skew the results to the right. By only counting voters as likely who voted in the 2004 presidential election, they automatically limit the samples they use.

Gallup whores itself for the same global corps that run the GOP.

They sell shaping perceptions. They don't sell accurate polling. They're hired guns, and they will deliver for their bosses.

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alcibiades_mystery

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Mon Sep-08-08 07:51 AM
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8. Wow, thanks...it's not like this wasn't posted and discussed all of yesterday afternoon or anything

:thumbsup:

You are the King of Really New and Disheartening Information!!!!

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demrider

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Mon Sep-08-08 07:57 AM
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12. Don't worry

We have this one in the bag. I'd like to see them 20 points ahead and then trooper gate comes out positive and it is going to be the biggest defeat in history. Obama will be the next president.

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alcibiades_mystery

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Mon Sep-08-08 07:58 AM
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13. I'm not worried

I'm amused.

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book_worm

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Mon Sep-08-08 07:53 AM
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10. Not too bad. The convention bounce should end soon.

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AnnaLouise

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Mon Sep-08-08 07:56 AM
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11. Gannett's deforesting USA Today just laid off 1000 workers

Gannett's deforesting USA Today just laid off 1000 workers

Gallup in 1940 said on election night FDR was tied with Wendell Wilkie
In 1948 he said Truman was 5 points behind Dewey on election night.
Gallup is not a polling outfit but a Republican PR firm
as is every other major 'pollster'

see pictures of Palin victims at link below

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okieinpain

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Mon Sep-08-08 08:15 AM
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14. well one good thing is it's still within the margin of error. we

do have to admit mcnutts has been getting a lot of free press from picking palin. so we just to wait and see if it continues. I don't think it can but it's really going to come down to biden sticking it to her in the debates.

if he can bury her without hurting peoples feelings, we will be in good shape. but if she can push him into reacting harshly, there will be trouble in paradise.

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