Don't you remember the 2004 exit polls?
Polls don't mean jack shit.
"Don't you remember the 2004 exit polls? Polls don't mean jack shit."
I agree with your conclusion regarding polls. What is disturbing to me is the very real, and strong, discontent among Republicans/Conservatives with the current office holders. Now, let me preface what I'm about to say with the fact that I will unquestionably vote republican, since the alternative is despicable. Nevertheless, I am discontented myself, and I think that discontent - mine and others - revolves around the fact that this republican "majority" has been unable to:
- stand up to and refute democrats, their whining, their propaganda, their intimidation, their obstruction and deliberate sabotage of the administration;
- make a CLEAR - and convincing - case about Iraq, that resonates with more than "hawks," and has more than merely the appearance of a "holding pattern," with troops killed regularly and no end in sight;
- do something definitive regarding energy, like push the environmental wackos out of the way, and authorize drilling for oil in various areas of our own country, since we're awash in it, AND emphasize it's a temporary measure and part of a comprehensive energy plan (which they also have not enacted), to bridge us to new technologies, while eliminating our dependence on foreign oil;
- do something definitive to stop the ridiculous flood of illegal aliens invading our country, and secure the sieve known as our "borders" from them and terrorists;
Basically, while holding the power and, based on the 2004 election, a public mandate to act, they have done NOTHING. Had they acted decisively, in even one or two of these areas, this election would be a slam dunk for the taking, probably in a Republican landslide.
Now...I'm not worried about people like myself, and probably you, who know they must vote republican for our nation to stand any chance of positively dealing with all these things and recouping our constitutional republic, and, like you, have no absolute faith in polls. I'm worried about those in the nation - middle of the roaders, for example, both republicans and independents - who can't clearly see the real danger the dems pose, and, being vaguely uneasy and discontented with the status quo, may think they're voting for "good" change.
If you can assuage my fears, I'm listening...