Posted on 10/29/2004 10:58:12 PM PDT by ambrose
I HEAR [KJL]
Zogby's latest will have Kerry up one nationwide, but Bush not doing bad in most battlegrounds, save for Florida (Florida where Bush internals are giving Bushies confidence).
Zogby's state polls confirms he's crazy. Bush leading in Michigan while down in Colorado? That's insanity. Why does Sean Hannity have Zogby on his radio show so much? He seems to really get a long with him too.
He said Kerry had a plus 5 on tuesday but Bush was still up 2 on thursday so if he pulled a 5 and Bush was still up 2 what did Bush pull? Now Zogby has Bush down one on Saturday? Sorry doesnt pass the smell test
The thing is this tape gives him an out..He can say oooooh Kerry would have won without the tape
I think today Zogby went out on a limb and predicted a Kerry victory. He can't back away from that claim now. After all he was the one who said in late spring that this election was Kerry's to lose. Kerry will lose and I hope Zogby's reputation takes a severe hit as a result. His state polling is all over the road map, and it's hard to take his stats seriously anymore. Don't take his or any other pollsters results as gospel.
No he had Bush up bt 2 and then on election day morning he had Gore up by 1.
How bout' a little truth in advertising from Zogby? Something like say, "Zogby's wishful thinking poll really really, Really wants Kerry to win this thing!"
No, he had Gore up by 2 in his final poll:
http://www.ncpp.org/1936-2000.htm
Anyone have Zogby's numbers from two years ago?
LOL!
I'm normally not one for making over-the-top wildly optimistic predictions, but ...
A Kerry victory isn't going to happen.
I was concerned until the start of this week. But with Kerry's inept closing focus on Bush's strength issues of Iraq and terror, lack of articulating a positive motivation for why he should be elected, and Osama's Whack-a-Mole video homage to Michael Moore and threat to America, all doubt is gone. Bush will win this by a larger margin than the current conventional wisdom predicts. Election night will be short-lived and void of genuine suspense when it comes to the presidential race. Bush supporters will be off to bed early.
I'll change my FR name to "IM_A_HAIRY_FAIRY_FOR_JOHNKERRY" if Kerry wins this race.
Perhaps the old Matt's Brewery.
Marking for future...;)
I think most, if not all, of Zogby's notoriety comes from the fact that he has the catchy name: "Zogby!"
Otherwise he's total cr*p.
Hold your tongue! (or your fingers?!) I will never get used to him...and he will not win.
My fiance has already made me print a copy of this thread for her "safekeeping."
LOL
Zogby=IslamoCommunist RAT Politboro Member
This is an obvious attempt at election manipulation.
All the pundits on cable tv spent tonight talking about how the OBL tape would remind voters of terrorism, and benefit Bush.
Now Zogby is manipulating the results, to shift the spin cycle so that the MSM picks up the idea that the tape hurt Bush.
Yup, it's the catchy name along with the novelty of the Zogby's being two brothers of arabic persuasion. Whoopdeedoo.
Yes to Zogby's manipulating the results! And have you also noticed how the eyes of MSM folks get glazed over with excitement at even a hint of bad news for Dubya?
They look like binging meth junkies looking to score some crys. It's pathetic!
"Zogby said that Tuesday was a really good day for Kerry in which he polled at +5. That day should be rolling off in tommorow's sample. That means Kerry would have to poll like +6 or +7 in today's sample. It was kind of like last weekend when Zogby came out and admitted that Bush had two day samples where he lead 50-43 and 49-46, yet Bush only had like a 2 or 3 point lead in the poll. Zogby's math just doesn't add up."
Let's go inside the numbers, shall we?
These were the Oct. 23 and Oct. 24 numbers. On the morning of October 26, Zogby reported the race as Bush 49, Kerry 46. To get this average, the October 25 result had to be Bush 48 ((50+49+48)/3=49), Kerry 49 ((43+46+49/3=46).
On the evening of October 26, Zogby reported that Kerry won the night by five points. On the morning of October 27, he reported the race as Bush 48, Kerry 47. Taking these two facts together, the Tuesday result had to be Bush 47, Kerry 52 -- if Zogby is telling the truth. The reason is because the Saturday sample dropped off, and 47 is the number that, when added to Sunday's 49 and Monday's 48, results in the three day average of 48 reported on Wednesday morning.
But the problem is that Kerry couldn't have gotten 52 on Tuesday night. To be at 47 on Wednesday morning, Kerry had to score 46 -- not 52 ((46+49+46)/3)=47). Something is already fishy here, but let's assume he scored 46 and continue.
On the morning of October 28, Zogby reported the race as Bush 48, Kerry 46. Doing the math, Bush scored 49 on Wednesday ((48+47+49)/3). Kerry scored 43 ((49+46+43/3=46).
On the morning of October 29, Zogby reported a 47-47 tie. This is where it gets even more screwy. To poll only 47, Bush polled only 45 on October 28 ((47+49+45)/3=47). Kerry polled a whopping 51 (after polling only 43 the night before) ((46+43+51)/3=47).
So, here is what his daily numbers look like for last six days -- if he is accurating reporting the numbers for last weekend:
Bush 50 49 48 47 49 45
Kerry 43 46 49 46 43 51
If anyone thinks that these numbers accurately reflect what has actually been happening in the race the last six days, you deserve to get stressed out by Zogby polls (or, for that matter, other tracking polls). If this isn't enough to convince you, look at Zogby's state by state tracking, which is even whackier and subject to even wilder swings. These polls are little more than statistical noise -- not real polls like Gallup, Opinion Dynamics, or Battleground.
Right on
Kerry was + 5 on tuesday but yet Bush was still up 2 on thursday..makes no sense...ten point swing in MI? Kerry up in CO?..Pllllllllllllllllllllease
Here is a link you might enjoy, adding to the point about just how whacky Zogby's polls are:
http://davidwissing.com/index.php
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