[bruinbirdman]

Today C-Span had an academic talking about polling. The gist of his lecture was that pollsters need the business.

They statistically skew their results for the client.

They underplay, or don't report the undecided. It is expecially huge during primaries, but we don't hear about it. Undecideds don't tell anyone how they are going to vote.

He also said 4 out of 5 phone call connections are of no value to a pollster.

Polls that are for public notice are different from polls for internal use.

This is why Rove said McCain/Palin will blitz the media in the last 72 hours with their best stuff and they have plenty.

yitbos

[DoughtyOne]

I hope they do have plenty, but I’d give it more like five to seven day for that stuff. You don’t even get everyone to hear your stuff in 72 hours.

I think we’re doing okay. McCain/Palin will win.

[CaliforniaCon]

RE: “This is why Rove said McCain/Palin will blitz the media in the last 72 hours with their best stuff and they have plenty”

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The last 72 hours would be fine if not for all the EARLY VOTING going on. How about McCain-Palin shows some of their best stuff right now!!! Just about a week to go until official election day. No time to waste

[MuttTheHoople]

Today C-Span had an academic talking about polling. The gist of his lecture was that pollsters need the business. They statistically skew their results for the client.

Then why don't the Republicans or some Conservative groups employ their own polling service, or at least hire one to skew the results their way?

They underplay, or don't report the undecided. It is expecially huge during primaries, but we don't hear about it. Undecideds don't tell anyone how they are going to vote.

Also, every internal overpolls Democrats. In the last 2 Presidential elections, Dems and GOP voters were 50-50. Why give the Dems a 10-16 point advantage? Another thing I've seen-GOP voters support McCain more than Dem voters support B. Hussein. McCain is around the 90-10, while B. Hussein is 80-20.

He also said 4 out of 5 phone call connections are of no value to a pollster. Polls that are for public notice are different from polls for internal use.

This is why Rove said McCain/Palin will blitz the media in the last 72 hours with their best stuff and they have plenty.

I do agree with McCAin's strategy. B. Hussein Obama has put $600,000,000 into his campaign and he's still in a statistical dead heat with all the credible polls. McCain isn't much to work with, but I think we can pull him across the finish line with some sharp ads against B. Hussein. yitbos

[Recovering_Democrat]

This is why Rove said McCain/Palin will blitz the media in the last 72 hours with their best stuff and they have plenty.

I didn't catch that. When did he say that?

[SevenMinusOne]

This is why Rove said McCain/Palin will blitz the media in the last 72 hours with their best stuff and they have plenty.

This is loser mentality - Rove didn't run GWB two winning campaigns in such a way - They ran effective / large ad campaigns 60 days out heading in -

Reality is the RNC/GOP needs to understand who their enemy is, with elections. And that is the MSM (not DEMs, DEMs are meaningless)...the RNC needs to start setting the premise Vs the lying / spinning MSM 365 days a year.....Not trying to change false premises in the last 10 days before an election. That is foolishness.

[wardaddy]

This is why Rove said McCain/Palin will blitz the media in the last 72 hours with their best stuff and they have plenty.

lord I hope so