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<p>Just before Election Day, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published a stunning poll about the governor's race in Illinois: GOP candidate Jim Ryan was ahead.</p> <p>The Republican's 43.5%-43.2% edge over Democrat Rod Blagojevich, though tiny and statistically insignificant, landed with a bang in the world of Illinois politics because many earlier surveys had shown Mr. Ryan to be far behind. Moreover, it was conducted by nationally known pollster John Zogby, who had been acclaimed for his accuracy in the last two presidential campaigns. Mr. Zogby told the Post-Dispatch that he had personally reviewed the result and had affirmed its accuracy.</p>

Little chance of valid election | 20:52 | Beta BELGRADE -- Sunday – Slightly less than 42 per cent of Serbia’s registered voters had cast their ballots in today’s second round of presidential elections with an hour to go to the close of polls. Under Serbia law, if less than fifty per cent of the electorate votes, the election is invalid. The Centre for Free Elections and Democracy, releasing the unofficial results to 7.00 p.m., said that it was “theoretically possible” that another eight per cent of registered voters would vote between 7.00 and 8.00 p.m. In the first round,...

To: Mr. FreeperFrom: Michael Meehan, DNC Director of Message and PollingRE: 2002 Election Polling UpdateDemocrats Are Poised for Victory in 2002! With two months to go until the 2002 fall elections, the nation's political climate has undergone substantial changes this summer. Virtually all of these changes improve the Democrats' prospects for success in this year's mid-term elections at all levels.Here are just a few of the indicators pointing to big Democratic victories on November 5: In two late August polls, Americans favor congressional Democrats over Republicans by 8 percentage points. Voters also say they trust Democrats more on handling...

Got Plumbers? A computer disk containing a private analysis of the 2002 elections prepared by White House Political Director Ken Mehlman, who works in an administration that prides itself on being tight-lipped, somehow was left on a street corner a few blocks from the White House.The disk, which also includes a more detailed Power Point presentation on the political climate for the 2002 and 2004 elections prepared by senior Bush aide Karl Rove, was picked up off the pavement by a Senate Democratic aide, who has been happily passing it on to others. Mehlman’s private analysis is explosive because it...

Well as a brand new North Carolina Resident (Moved from PA) I can tell you that Dole is better than Erskine Bowles. I don't think Dole is worthy of the seat that Jesse Helms held so well for so long, BUT a RINO is better than a Demonrat. In Pennsylvania we had 1 Great Conservative Senator (Santorum) And 1 RINO (Specter) as bad as Specter is, he at least, would help keep the Senate in Republican Hands. Example: Let's Bowles gets elected because enough conservatives don't vote, or vote 3rd party (which is throwing away your vote.) This will negate...