EPT2008 US Presidential Election - Page 18
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ahrara_
Afghanistan1715 Posts
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ahrara_
Afghanistan1715 Posts
On August 27 2008 14:59 fight_or_flight wrote: So I saw an article that says McCain is higher in the polls right now than Obama. http://www.gallup.com/poll/109834/Gallup-Daily-Bounce-Obama-Post-Biden-Tracking.aspx Am I missing something? I've never met anyone, online or in real life, that supports him. Probably because you don't interact with older people or you live in a very liberal area. But if you want an accurate representation of poll results, check out pollster.com. It aggregates all the poll results to give you a more accurate result. Also has a really nice interface for projecting state-by-state results. Obama is leading in electoral votes so far =). Also, a good site for polls about the issues is pollingreport.com. Great for meaningful analysis. | ||
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NovaTheFeared
United States7232 Posts
That's why the DNC is all about, as Dave Barry put it, "A Unified Party, United in Unity Together As One, Undivided.'' | ||
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ahrara_
Afghanistan1715 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On August 27 2008 14:59 fight_or_flight wrote: So I saw an article that says McCain is higher in the polls right now than Obama. http://www.gallup.com/poll/109834/Gallup-Daily-Bounce-Obama-Post-Biden-Tracking.aspx Am I missing something? I've never met anyone, online or in real life, that supports him. It's a poll of 3,000 people from the "Mid west" who were actually willing to pick up their phone and answer a survey in the evening. Do you know anyone who would do that either? These polls mean absolutely nothing at this point and I wish people would stop giving them so much credence. They're just flawed in so many ways. Gallup needs to shut the hell up for a while. CNN is so fucking stupid. Using Giuliani as a commentator is like having Mumyung analyze Jaedong vs. July. | ||
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Servolisk
United States5241 Posts
Actually that is even worse than a Republican, since Republicans might occasionally buy into their own nonsense, and think they are voting on principle. For these Hillary supporters, some weird idea of getting even is more important than principles. | ||
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Servolisk
United States5241 Posts
On August 27 2008 15:20 ahrara_ wrote: I really have no idea why people watch these things. Here and there you have a good speech, but as a whole, the convention doesn't bring about anything new. Even the VP announcement is made before the convention nowadays. But I guess people need their "catharsis". Myself, I'm like that guy from 'metropolitan'. I'll read the reviews tomorrow morn' and it will have saved me probably an hour of time. I didn't see the point of watching either <_< I made up my mind ages ago. Only frustration comes from following politicians and pundits. | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32148 Posts
On August 27 2008 22:18 Servolisk wrote: Apparently many Hillary supporters are just as dumb as Republicans, amazing. Hillary endorses Obama, Obama is by far the closest candidate to Hillary's former platform, and is the one who will allow Hillary to work more effectively in the Senate ... Actually that is even worse than a Republican, since Republicans might occasionally buy into their own nonsense, and think they are voting on principle. For these Hillary supporters, some weird idea of getting even is more important than principles. It's really amazing how divided the party is cuz of the shit she pulled. http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/ Polls are on the whole, pretty fucking useless, but since this guy compiles a bunch, he at least makes it slightly accurate. I don't care if the sample size is 1,000 every time or whatever, different areas of most states vote entirely different from each other. Fucking north jersey is primarily liberal as hell, but if I go just an hour south by my shore house, I know of at least 10 or 15 Confederate flags that are hanging proudly in front of homes in a 3 block radius. John Deer, Confederate flags... it's red territory, but since it's so sparsely populated there (something like 70% of the state's population is in the north) it doesn't mean shit. | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On August 27 2008 22:52 Hawk wrote: It's really amazing how divided the party is cuz of the shit she pulled. http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/ Polls are on the whole, pretty fucking useless, but since this guy compiles a bunch, he at least makes it slightly accurate. I don't care if the sample size is 1,000 every time or whatever, different areas of most states vote entirely different from each other. Fucking north jersey is primarily liberal as hell, but if I go just an hour south by my shore house, I know of at least 10 or 15 Confederate flags that are hanging proudly in front of homes in a 3 block radius. John Deer, Confederate flags... it's red territory, but since it's so sparsely populated there (something like 70% of the state's population is in the north) it doesn't mean shit. Exactly. The town I'm in voted 73% Kerry, but if you drive 10 minutes you can find a town that went hard Bush. They really serve no useful purpose at this point, unless they release more specific data about the polling method such as ONLY people within a certain township. My hatred for CNN grows more and more each day. This CNN.com feature is optimized for Adobe Flash Player version 8 or higher. You are currently using Flash Player 10 | ||
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Kaesi
United States82 Posts
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fusionsdf
Canada15390 Posts
On August 27 2008 21:33 Jibba wrote: It's a poll of 3,000 people from the "Mid west" who were actually willing to pick up their phone and answer a survey in the evening. Do you know anyone who would do that either? These polls mean absolutely nothing at this point and I wish people would stop giving them so much credence. They're just flawed in so many ways. Gallup needs to shut the hell up for a while. CNN is so fucking stupid. Using Giuliani as a commentator is like having Mumyung analyze Jaedong vs. July. fuck cnn, just watch PBS | ||
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ahrara_
Afghanistan1715 Posts
On August 27 2008 22:52 Hawk wrote: It's really amazing how divided the party is cuz of the shit she pulled. http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/ Polls are on the whole, pretty fucking useless, but since this guy compiles a bunch, he at least makes it slightly accurate. I don't care if the sample size is 1,000 every time or whatever, different areas of most states vote entirely different from each other. Fucking north jersey is primarily liberal as hell, but if I go just an hour south by my shore house, I know of at least 10 or 15 Confederate flags that are hanging proudly in front of homes in a 3 block radius. John Deer, Confederate flags... it's red territory, but since it's so sparsely populated there (something like 70% of the state's population is in the north) it doesn't mean shit. I think I'm in love with that site you posted. | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
I actually watched CSPAN for the speeches and they were the ones doing all the ugly chick camera shots. | ||
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fusionsdf
Canada15390 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32148 Posts
On August 28 2008 03:24 ahrara_ wrote: I think I'm in love with that site you posted. Yeah, it's actually pretty cool. Like i said, most polls are bs imo, but the way he takes them all and basically assesses their accuracy is neat. | ||
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a-game
Canada5214 Posts
daschle, bill clinton, john kerry, bill richardson, joe biden all speaking today | ||
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United States41117 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
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