The reason why all the polls went haywire over the last two weeks or so.

TheWraith

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Tue Jan-01-08 02:18 PM
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The reason why all the polls went haywire over the last two weeks or so.

It's quite simple: polls are bound to get wonky over the holidays. A lot of people aren't home, and a lot of people don't care to answer the phone. With certain demographics more or less likely to be willing to participate in a poll, it's going to skew everything all over hell. That's why the last couple of weeks have seen polls running wild, each one showing completely different results according to the method used. I would advise people to discard any polls taken from roughly the 20th until the 27th, and start from scratch.

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Andy823

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Tue Jan-01-08 02:21 PM
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1. I agree with you

But don't hold your breath when it comes to supporters not using these polls to make "claims" as to who is on top! :dilemma:

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whatdoyouthink

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Tue Jan-01-08 02:30 PM
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2. I'll 2nd That

And some people are not (sic) answering the phone - I think most (in Iowa) are keeping there vote? tight to there vest - because of all the attention there getting, I would too.

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Cameron27

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Tue Jan-01-08 02:33 PM
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3. That makes sense.

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Ineedchange

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Tue Jan-01-08 02:37 PM
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4. Ur Right

I agree with your statement. The fact that Ron Paul got over 19 million in donations but he it's not on any polls proves your argument.

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TheWraith

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Tue Jan-01-08 04:31 PM
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6. I think Ron Paul is a special case.

He really is in single digits, but seems to have tapped into
the discontent of the paleo-conservative wing of the party,
giving him access to some serious cash.

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postulater

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Tue Jan-01-08 03:22 PM
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5. I dont answer the phone unless I recognize the caller ID

If the caller thinks they have something important to tell me then they will leave a message. If I think it is important I will call back.

I started this before the no call lists and never quit.

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Whisp

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Tue Jan-01-08 04:36 PM
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7. but then again, wonk...

makes a cleaner less suspicious path to whatever candidate is already selected.

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