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Hope And Change Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:26 AM
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NPR Poll: McCain 46, Obama 44
NPR News survey of 14 battleground states finds statistical tie in presidential race.

McCain 46, Obama 44

In August, poll showed Obama 47, McCain 44

Dates conducted: September 18-20. Error margin: 3.5 points.


more...

http://thepage.time.com/2008/09/24/the-cognitive-dissonance-of-the-polling-obsessed/
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quiet.american Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:28 AM
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1. No way. Based on what? McCain's stumping has been worse than ever. nt
Edited on Wed Sep-24-08 10:29 AM by quiet.american
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Colobo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:28 AM
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2. Who knows.
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 11:14 AM
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24. I, for one, hope this is VERY ACCURATE
Edited on Wed Sep-24-08 11:15 AM by IWantAnyDem
14 battleground states?

Most of the battleground states are red. If these results are correct, Obama wins.
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Overseas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:29 AM
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3. Those numbers just prove to me that NPR has skewed to the right.
Edited on Wed Sep-24-08 10:30 AM by Overseas
By not being honestly critical of Appointed President Bush's policies for the past 7 years, their coverage has made all things seem equal, so their polling is evenly divided.

With more honest coverage of the Bush administration's destructive activities and violations of international law and treaties, and destruction of US infrastructure and environmental controls, Obama would be far ahead.
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:29 AM
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4. CRAPO POLL
Outlier
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:30 AM
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5. CRAPO POLL
Outlier
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still_one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:30 AM
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6. Sorry but that poll is outdated, and the numbers look more like August or better /nt
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Abacus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 11:14 AM
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23. I think the results are bunk, but "September 18-20" isn't *that* outdated
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TheDonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:30 AM
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7. What the F? This is a poll of just 14 states? Odd. Could be a sign of McClown solidifying
rethug states.
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WI_DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:30 AM
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8. sorry, but this is the outliar poll, every other poll shows McCain losing ground not gaining.
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:32 AM
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9. The WAPO Poll Will Drive The Agenda Not Some NPR Poll
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PermanentRevolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:35 AM
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10. Without knowing WHICH 14 states, this is the most useless poll ever...
I don't see any indication at the site of which states are being polled - am I just blind or is it not there?
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4_Legs_Good Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 11:21 AM
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27. Exactly! It all depends on which states were polled... n/t
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:38 AM
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11. THE POLL those idiots put out the other day was as bogus as anything or it had been
hacked. Same with this one.

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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:43 AM
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13. Hanlon's Razor
"Don't attribute to malcice what can be more easily attributed to stupidity" or incompetence...


The poll is a shitty outlier...It contradicts the findings of the majority of other polls...
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:42 AM
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12. Was this just released? Why did they hold onto a poll until it was irrelevant?
:shrug:
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:46 AM
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15. They Prolly Just Finished Tabulating The Results
Crappo outlier...
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:50 AM
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18. Methinks they need to work faster. And I'm not sure it's an outlier, it's just OLD.
It's entirely possible that McCain polled well last Thursday, Friday and Saturday. But we're 4 days past that now.
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:52 AM
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19. Except The Financial Meltdown Was Already Playing Out
Low budget poll=513 respondents...

Who knows...
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barack the house Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:45 AM
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14. It's all about electoral college and pollster.com looks amazing right now.
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EV_Ares Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:47 AM
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16. That poll is way off as new Wash Post poll just came out today with others and
they are all in the other direction with Obama increasing his lead due to the financial crisis.
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 10:47 AM
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17. DUers and their silly polls.
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rlb Donating Member (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 11:04 AM
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20. These polls change everyday... 
What matters to me is the last week.  I wouldn't worry right
now.
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Hope And Change Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 11:10 AM
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21. Welcome to DU rlb!
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rlb Donating Member (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 11:17 AM
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25. Glad I found this site.
Thanks!
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 11:13 AM
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22. Interesting
Battleground states this year are mostly red. If these results are correct, Obama is in a good position to take this thing pretty handily.
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marlakay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 11:19 AM
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26. i have found npr changing this election whats up with that
i have turned on different shows and they seem more open to mccain and its surprised me.
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ReadTomPaine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 11:28 AM
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30. The admin of the CPB and NPR were overrun with Bush appointees a number of years back...
Edited on Wed Sep-24-08 11:28 AM by ReadTomPaine
and they haven't been the same since. Pushing liberal bastions to the right is a key hallmark of the the modern GOP. It's happened everywhere from the party itself to right here on DU.
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Cosmic Charlie Donating Member (684 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 11:22 AM
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28. you sure are consistant in the types of threads you post
Edited on Wed Sep-24-08 11:23 AM by Cosmic Charlie
always downers, bad polls, etc.

one is left wondering if your objective really is Hope and Change...
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 11:31 AM
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31. I Did An AutoSearch
He posts a lot of polls, good and bad...

I'm not worried about one crapo poll!!!
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 11:34 AM
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32. Lol. Oh boy, you have no idea what you're talking about.
You sure as hell haven't been following Hope and Change's posts, that's for sure.

Mega-lols!
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Jack Rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-24-08 11:24 AM
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29. Note: Fourteen battleground states
Edited on Wed Sep-24-08 11:24 AM by Jack Rabbit
One more time: Fourteen battleground states.

Of course it's a statistical dead heat. That's what makes them battleground states.

Toss in California, New York and Illinois, and Obama is kicking ass, as he should be. He was nine points up in Gallup yesterday.
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