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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:02 PM
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Two Things To Be Suspicious Of
1) Zo(m)by Polls

2) Raw exit polls
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:04 PM
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1. I'm suspicious of ALL polls right now
I've seen polar opposite polls here lately, each with their supporters and detractors.
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:05 PM
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4. I Knew Z(o)mby Was Wrong
He is a pundit not a pollster who tries to match his polls with his punditry...
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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:05 PM
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2. Yep. Exit Polls only indicate fraud in foreign countries....
Real Americans lie to exit pollsters.

:sarcasm:
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:06 PM
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5. I'm Not Looking For A Fight
But raw exit polls showed Dukakis beat Bush Pere 50% -48%...He lost 54% -45%....
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rinsd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:21 PM
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11. Raw exit polls, not exit polls.
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PoliticalAmazon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:05 PM
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3. ITA re: Zogby
I tried to get information from polling groups during the 2004 election to verify their polls were valid, and Zogby was the absolute pissiest of them all.

IMO, they had something to hide. If they were conducting their polls in a credible manner, they would no have been so pissy.
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:10 PM
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8. I Sometimes Wonder If Some Pollster Literally Make Numbers Up Without Doing The Calls
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PoliticalAmazon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:34 PM
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12. Doubt that happens. Big concern: they allow groups that contract for polling to structure the poll.
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Thrill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:07 PM
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6. I don't buy the Indiana Polls. But being here in NC. I think a huge Obama victory
is coming here
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:09 PM
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7. My stepfather advised me to beware of Greeks wearing sneakers
:shrug:
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dchill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:17 PM
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9. Zogby got PA right. Just something to bear in mind.
:shrug:
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:18 PM
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10. He Blew Cali , NH, And Now Indiana
Would you trust your loved one's life to a physician who's right less than half of the time?
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dchill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:45 PM
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14. No - but how could I be SURE?
:shrug:
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:50 PM
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15. I'd Look At His Or Her Track Record
Seriously, before you choose a physician you should research him or her to see if they have ever been successfully sued or sanctioned by the state medical review board...
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dchill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:56 PM
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16. Gee - in my locality, you pretty much go with...
whichever one is accepting new patients.
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:58 PM
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17. My Mom Was The Victim Of Medical Malpractice...It Cost Her Her Leg
I guess a surgeon can do more harm but even a inept family practioner can cause harm...
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FlyingSquirrel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 06:37 PM
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13. 3) Clinton assertion that she was behind by 20 points in NC
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5833430&mesg_id=5846975
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