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Bill219

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Wed Oct-07-09 06:51 PM
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Charlie Cook Question

What is his track record on polling?
Is he GOP disinformation like the Ras polls?

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tekisui

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Wed Oct-07-09 06:52 PM
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1. Nah, he's pretty good at knowing which way the wind is blowing.

What's he saying?

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spanone

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Wed Oct-07-09 06:53 PM
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2. seems charlie only believes his polls and spins like a top on every other one...a true partisan

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Horse with no Name

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Wed Oct-07-09 06:53 PM
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3. Yep.

I kind of thought the same thing.

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Captain Hilts

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Wed Oct-07-09 06:54 PM
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4. No, he's very good. Better than Stu Rothenberg. I've met both and know Charlie.

Edited on Wed Oct-07-09 06:55 PM by Captain Hilts

He's a straight shooter.

Except for that time I caught him eating breakfast at the McDonald's on River Rd instead of Tastee Diner.

AND - he took his son for a weekend at Fenway two years ago - late season Yankees series in which the Sox got totally stomped by the Yanks. Boy, was he bummed! But it was his kid's first time at Fenway, so it was a big deal to them both.

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quiller4

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Wed Oct-07-09 07:28 PM
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5. His track record closer to elections is very good. In his previous

career he was a strategist for Democratic candidates.

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OHdem10

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Wed Oct-07-09 08:50 PM
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6. Most of the time you can trust Charlie Cook and he is one the most

trusted political analyst(Polls). However, there have been
a couple of times which were very specific. During GWB first
run for election there were times he appeared to be pushing
a Bush win. As I indicated most people trust his ability
to predict.

There was something about the way he handled the situation
today on MSNBC that eerily reminded me of those other instances.
He appeared to be pushing the GOP win a little more than
it deserves.

Since, over the years, I have made it a point to follow him,
I notice subtle changes or suggestions by Cooke.

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