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fjc (700 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:07 PM Original message |
AP presidential poll: All even in the homestretch |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. Not news on DU at this point -- it's AP deciding who is a "likely" voter... |
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Shoelace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-23-08 12:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
57. 45% of respondents were Evangelicals? This poll is FAKE!! |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. Back in up with another poll that says the same thing and I'll take it seriously |
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fjc (700 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. When it's news on TPM |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. it's still an AP article, regardless of where it appears, and it still contains this paragraph: |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. Exactly |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #19 |
35. posting it -- though not 25 times, as has happened today -- is okay |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
44. True...the headline is on the local paper's web page... |
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tclambert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
45. Agree. News is news. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. What an absolute lie. Ten points is not close. |
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darkism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. What bizarro world is this? n/t |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
48. A bizarro world where 44% of likely voters are fundies... |
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dbonds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
7. Small sample size of 800 LIKELY voters |
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Lochloosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. Try this graph... |
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Stuckinthebush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Bingo! |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. so, basically Obama is UP in every state and mcsame is DOWN in every state? |
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RevolutionStartsNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:02 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. No, that's not quite what it means |
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Newsjock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. fivethirtyeight.com blows a giant hole in the AP's model |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
11. Did you notice they did a whole article on ONE poll? They dismissed all other polls nt |
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Beam Me Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. To steal this election they have to make us believe it is "close". |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:41 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. They are going to steal or suppress as many votes as they can... |
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last1standing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
13. Since when does the South make up 36% of total voters? |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 07:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
54. That is definitely odd |
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Nambe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
14. This is not a poll, it is clearly a shaft. |
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Juan_de_la_Dem (800 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. LOL |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
18. 34% of those polled live in the South. Umm...not sure that's representative of the US |
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Danieljay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
20. complete. fucking. horseshit. This kind of 'journalism' should be a crime. Liars and more liars. |
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goforit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
43. Prison time for liars.....Sounds good to me! |
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Danieljay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
22. AP presidential poll: All even in the homestretch |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Bullshit |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. And the dozen other polls that contradict this poll? |
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beachmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Cherry picking polls -- high or low -- is a mistake. Averages |
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last1standing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. I predicted earlier that this extremely flawed poll would be posted over a hundred times at DU. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. kicking your post |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. 3 times already |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
39. I think it's valuable to post, so that people can see that it's total bullshit. |
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last1standing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:50 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. My post was directed at the third thread posted on this (which were later combined). |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:59 PM Response to Reply #42 |
49. Yeah.. the DUers are an enthusiastic bunch!!! :) N/t |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. I call..... |
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bowens43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. nonsense. |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Joe the plumber looks like Mensa material compared to these two dolts |
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shotten99 (478 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Outlier |
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Texas Mom (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:10 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. Look at the internals |
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WyldRogue (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
34. You have got..... |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
36. Crucial INFO on that poll. I did some lengthy research on GFK Polling. Sampling is suspect. |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
37. DIDN'T AP JUST LAY OFF A BUNCH OF STAFF? |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
38. WTF? . Why does gfk say that Obama was ahead by 10 points, then lop it down to 1??? |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
40. About as even as the '93 Superbowl |
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ryanmuegge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:01 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. LOL. I was really pulling for the Bills to win a Super Bowl back then. |
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tclambert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
41. RCP has O +6.8, 538.com has O +5.1% |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
47. BULLSHIT - yesterday the WSJ reported a double-digit Obama lead. |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
50. Once again. Gfk has him UP 10 POINTS on all 1,101, then dropped it to 1 point on "likely" |
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santamargarita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
51. Fascist Pig Bullshit! |
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samsingh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
52. AP - fuck off you stupid liars |
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RBInMaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
53. TOTAL HORSESHIT POLL ! ALL OTHERS HAVE OBAMA WAY AHEAD !! |
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HPD (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-23-08 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
55. 40% of those polled were Evangelical Christians |
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antonialee839 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-23-08 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
56. Look at the byline |
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Maeve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-23-08 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
58. Understand this about the news agencies--they NEED a tighter race |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-23-08 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
59. I heard this on the radio last night |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-23-08 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
60. isn't it cute that the ap tries so hard to remain relevant? |
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