After 7 years of this disaster, and the presidential race between Dem and repug is neck to neck

still_one

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Sat Nov-03-07 10:17 AM
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After 7 years of this disaster, and the presidential race between Dem and repug is neck to neck

That is pathetic

I suspect some of has to do with the general stupidity of the American public, but it may also have to do with the selection of candidates we have.

Perhaps they are not getting their message out, or maybe it is because their message is to vauge?

http://www.pollingreport.com/wh08gen.htm

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Quixote1818

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Sat Nov-03-07 10:20 AM
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1. Polling at this point is meaningless

Edited on Sat Nov-03-07 10:29 AM by Quixote1818

People simply react to names they are familiar with. Once the ads that show how similar these Republicans are to Bush they will drop like a rock.

This is the stat I would look at:

10/21-23/07

Candidate Republican 40 Democratic 53 Unsure 6

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still_one

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Sat Nov-03-07 10:31 AM
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2. I don't think it is meaningless, because it indicates the lack of critical thinking

in the American public

I am not confident at all, and 2000 and 2004 should tell you why

Even in 2006, it was extremely close

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Quixote1818

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Sat Nov-03-07 10:45 AM
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3. I think the huge shift from registered Republicans to registered Democrats is a better indicator

of where the country is politicaly. For example, if you compare the National Polls to Iowa and New Hampshire where people are more tuned in, candidates like Hillary and Giuliani are neck and neck with the other candidates. Actually Romney is ahead of Giuliani in Iowa. National polls show a much different story simply because people are not tuned in yet.

Those National Polls are catching people who are not following things very closely. They may even think Giuliani and Romney are Democrats. They don't know where they stand on the issues. It's more about name recognition than anything.

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still_one

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Sat Nov-03-07 11:37 AM
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4. I hope you are right, but my gut tells me it is because we are not giving a clear message /nt

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napi21

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Sat Nov-03-07 11:49 AM
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5. I question the polling process. Noone has ever really explained to me

how the people/households are chosen. Obviously that can dramatically impact the results.

ie: If 1,500 people are chosen at random would give a much different result than 750 Dems & 750 Pubs would. Do these pollsters make calls to people in all States, or so they only sample some States?

I seem to remember much closer poll #'s during the runup to the Clinton/Dole election than the runal outcome was.

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lame54

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Sat Nov-03-07 12:12 PM
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6. If he runs - We will win...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0Nnph3zkHNw

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malaise

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Sat Nov-03-07 12:50 PM
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7. It's not

That's MSMs inversion of reality. Any Democrat will whip their sorry elephants next year.

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donco

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Sat Nov-03-07 01:44 PM
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8. What it shows me

is that in the eyes of the public, there isn�t a dime�s worth of difference in the policies of Rudy and Hillary.

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Joanne98

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Sat Nov-03-07 01:46 PM
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9. Did you see the Republican focus group on c-span?

fucking assholes. they would vote for the Devil as long as he was a thug! I can't wait till they are the minority in this country. The revenge will be sweet!

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