tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post3441998191882448558..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: CNN PollSUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-11415797321958601992008-09-25T19:26:00.000-07:002008-09-25T19:26:00.000-07:00I well imagine that the exact same poll on Fox New...I well imagine that the exact same poll on Fox News would show a rather different result.<BR/><BR/>The key now is that set of states where the race is close to even. It doesn't matter if California goes 60-40 for Sen. Obama or 80-20 - he gets no more electoral votes out of it. So nationwide polls really don't tell us that much.RonFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13533867151466876449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-12172126194613008932008-09-25T13:09:00.000-07:002008-09-25T13:09:00.000-07:00It was gone by Thurs. afternoon, but for the recor...It was gone by Thurs. afternoon, but for the record, I believe it was a crass, cheap, political stunt and considering who did it, I am not the slightest bit surprised. This is the same crowd that used to jack up the "security alert" status everytime their poll#s needed a bump.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17547673802645392683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-62207870267751857552008-09-25T06:50:00.000-07:002008-09-25T06:50:00.000-07:00Eh, maybe I'm just cynical (8 years of Bush can do...Eh, maybe I'm just cynical (8 years of Bush can do that), but . . . <BR/>#1: Online quick polls mean less than nothing.<BR/>#2: How would these numbers compare with a scientific survey of likely voters?<BR/>#3: People elected Bush in 2004 (I don't count his 2000 "election" by the conservatives on the Supreme Court.) despite a whole host of political gimmicks. <BR/><BR/>The only polls I care Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17550041790269387561noreply@blogger.com