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Even Gravis Marketing Is Throwing Romney Under The Bus/Obama +4 In The Hawkeye State (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 OP
Yikes Mojo2 Nov 2012 #1
Poor bus! Seriously... happier these days than 2 weeks ago, and happier with each day blue-kite Nov 2012 #2
they show Obama winning early voting 63-28 WI_DEM Nov 2012 #3
with 34% of respondents already voted. That's a 11.9% overall Iowa lead. 20895DEM Nov 2012 #4
That would be better than Thursday's opening numbers 57% - 43% ffr Nov 2012 #8
Can u out numbers in thread headline ? VirginiaTarheel Nov 2012 #5
Gravis, Rasmussen, etc. are what I call "motivational pollsters" Welcome_hubby Nov 2012 #6
Maybe put Iowa (Obama +4) in the title? TroyD Nov 2012 #7
Note this is last Gravis Iowa poll VirginiaTarheel Nov 2012 #9
We're gonna fight, fight, fight abumbyanyothername Nov 2012 #10
 

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6. Gravis, Rasmussen, etc. are what I call "motivational pollsters"
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 11:18 AM
Nov 2012

In July-early October their job is to pretend Republicans are closer than they are, as an attempt to mobilize the base and hope for the best. At the end, they attempt to save face so that they can start the process next time.

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