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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 10:15 AM
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Drudge-AP/Yahoo Obama 44 Mccain 42-Fox News is about to declare victory
http://www.drudgereport.com/

Just heard this on Fox. They are giddy with excitement.

The link at Drudge is a 29 page PDF file.
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 10:18 AM
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1. I do expect this race to tighten considerably
McSame will get almost unlimited support from the MSM. They WANT a close race.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 10:28 AM
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15. If you haven't noticed-there hasn't been 1 second of the Mile High speech on TV since it happened
one of the points of that speech was to let people know that it was "okay to like him" getting over that hump was huge. Maybe the Obama campaign hasn't pushed it enough :shrug: but the fact that the MSM won't show 75,000 people who like Obama is telling in my opinion.
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 10:18 AM
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2. It's A Online Poll
ROFLCOPTER
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Thrill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 10:18 AM
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3. I'm suppose to believe there are that many undecideds?
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 10:19 AM
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4. It's A Online Poll
Darn it!
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 10:19 AM
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5. A) its an online poll.... not scientific.... B) No way in hell there are 14% undecideds


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BzaDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 10:19 AM
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6. HAHAHA -- this poll is Oct 3-Oct 13.
This doesn't show the race tightening; it isn't even current. It goes against all the other polls from Oct 3-Oct 13, and it doesn't say anything about the race right now.
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Higher Standard Donating Member (499 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 10:20 AM
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7. Pretty desperate when they have to hang theirs hats on an online poll
I'll stick with the poll that's occuring on November 4.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 10:26 AM
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13. Fox (the RNC/Drudge) is trying to shape public opinion
trying to make it "cool" to support McCain I mean EVERYONE IS DOING IT!! Don't YOU want to be cool and different just like everyone else?

:sarcasm:
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 10:21 AM
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8. A little background on the poll - it is a joke not a poll at all

It uses a methodology I have never heard of before - they don't use either human or telephone polling. People being polled are asked to go to web site - it is basically the same as Zogby interactive

The survey was conducted using the web-enabled KnowledgePanelSM, a probability-based Panel designed to be
representative of the U.S. population. Initially, participants are chosen scientifically by a random selection of
telephone numbers. Persons in selected households are then invited by telephone to participate in the webenabled
KnowledgePanelSM. For those who agree to participate, but do not already have Internet access,
Knowledge Networks provides at no cost an Internet appliance and Internet service connection. People who
already have computers and Internet service are permitted to participate using their own equipment. Panelists
then receive unique log-in information for accessing surveys online, and then are sent emails three to four times
a month inviting them to participate in research. More technical information is available at
http://www.knowledgenetworks.com/ganp/reviewer-info.html.



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mwb970 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 10:22 AM
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9. After all that's happened, Obama should be ahead by 30 points now.
The citizens of this country are so screwed up!
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 10:23 AM
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10. Wow, this methodology is even worse than Zogby's
METHODOLOGY
The survey was conducted using the web-enabled KnowledgePanelSM, a probability-based Panel designed to be representative of the U.S. population. Initially, participants are chosen scientifically by a random selection of telephone numbers. Persons in selected households are then invited by telephone to participate in the webenabled KnowledgePanelSM. For those who agree to participate, but do not already have Internet access, Knowledge Networks provides at no cost an Internet appliance and Internet service connection. People who already have computers and Internet service are permitted to participate using their own equipment. Panelists then receive unique log-in information for accessing surveys online, and then are sent emails three to four times a month inviting them to participate in research. More technical information is available at http://www.knowledgenetworks.com/ganp/reviewer-info.html.


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thewiseguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 10:23 AM
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11. Matt Drudge has proved to everyone that he is an idiot
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SuperTrouper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 10:25 AM
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12. Look at it on the bright side: it motivates the Dems to vote massively
so I am thankful that Drudge in his desperation is actually helping to motivate the Obama voters. Thank you Drudge. Please put Obama behind even if the other respectable polls put him ahead.
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SuperTrouper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 10:27 AM
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14. lso remember when Drudge showed McCain 67 Obama 37 or so post Debate II?
LOL!! Living in Fantasy Island. Where is Tatoo?
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Teaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 10:29 AM
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16. Just a web poll
what a stupid ass methodology
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