Then there was 50,000-60,000 people voting for George Bush not home to answer the phone
Posted on 09/29/2004 1:26:45 PM PDT by RWR8189
People are getting overly hysterical about these "new registrations." 1) A person can move from one town to another and have to re-register. That counts on the voter lists as a "new registration." 2) Even if ALL the "new registrations" were Dems (which they aren't), only 1/2 of registered voters vote in any election. By the time you flush out all the non-voters and location-changers, all these "new registrations" aren't gonna mean squat.
I don't think I would have "braked" for Clinton in 1996 if he was in front of me...
Plus if the recent polls show PA neck and neck, there aint no way that it's similarly close in OH. Recent polls in WV also show a comfortable lead.
Then there was 50,000-60,000 people voting for George Bush not home to answer the phone
Undecided voters
Posted on 08/05/2004 6:05:01 AM PDT by LI conservative
Former Dean campaign manager, Joe Trippi, appeared on Hardball last night to discuss the election. He made an interesting comment which I don't know whether it is true or not, but if it is, it's good news for Bush. According to Trippi, unlike other elections, in a presidential election, undecided voters break for the incumbent, not the challenger.
They are wrong.
Yes, you are. Now get back to work polishing your flip flops.
I agree. In countless elections we have heard "the incumbent is under 50% so that is a bad sign!" and that person has gone on to win again. True the undecideds broke for Carter in 1976 but President Ford had a much worse economy to run on, and he never inspired much confidence in a lot of people.
There is no mention of this Gallup Ohio poll on Gallup's website, on CNN or USA Today's sites. Is it possible this was an error, or a fraud??
Could be. This one came as a surprise to me.
The 1976 election was closer (and it shouldn't) than every one thought. The undecided voters slightly went to Ford. The decided voters, Carter had a big lead, but the undecided voters went to Ford, but not enough to win.
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I doubt it. Paula Zahn will announce the details tonight on her show.
Just saw this same Ohio poll referenced at DU. Apparantly, the poster said Gallup e-mailed it to him (part of a premium service?)
It's also possible that all the Left-Wing criticism of Gallup ("right-wing Christian bias", "over-sampling" Republicans) is having it's intended effect.
Confirmation of poll:
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=6371525
I live in Ohio and I find this unbelievable.
There was a Bush rally on Monday where I live and 60,000 people turned out for it, Bush's biggest rally total so far.
I live in Ohio and I don't believe this poll. There was a Bush rally on Monday where I live and 60,000 people turned out for it. 35,000 was expected.
Also, I'm not seeing much of the moveon.org ads here in Cincinnati. Mostly we see the Bush ads.
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