Bush takes a six-point lead after new bin Laden tape

[mahatmakanejeeves]

maybe a dupe.

Bush takes a six-point lead after new bin Laden tape

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By Philip Sherwell in Columbus, Ohio
(Filed: 31/10/2004)

... * has opened a six-point lead over John Kerry in the first opinion poll to include sampling taken after the new Osama bin Laden videotape was broadcast on Friday night.
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[high density]

1. It's a dupe alright

I hope we don't have to go through this all again...

[DaveinMD]

2. load of crap

all the tracking polls showed Kerry gaining. The internals of that newsweek poll are all fucked up too. Its called an outlier.

[pabloseb]

3. WRONG WRONG WRONG

They're referring to the newsweek poll. Although newsweek says nothing about it, I guess almost all or all the interviews were done before the release of the tape.

On the other hand, other polls done partly or completely after the tape was released show no major variation (and in some cases Kerry ganining ground).

[Mz Pip]

4. Don't panic

It's just that damn Newsweek poll.

MzPip
:dem:

[Weembo]

5. This is bullcrap

This is a Norway bullcrap publication claiming that the Newsweek bullcrap that came out today is worthwhile -- bullcrap!

[Fed Up]

6. yeah, and shit doesn't stink.

[Kerry in 04]

7. I said all along the tape would HELP *.

Any time people see him they think 9/11. Then they get scared and remember how they liked * right after 9/11.

[Massacure]

9. Everybody else says the poll is bullshit

[Weembo]

11. Bullcrap thinking

Bullcrap results

[jefferson_dem]

8. This is a dupe, and the Newseek poll has been totally discredited.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. That's the Newsweek poll, already discussed here

and the article is very misleading because it doesn't point out that's likely voters -- a completely invalid measure because LVs are only the people who voted last election.

Anyway, why post downer news, even though this really isn't?

[The Great Escape]

12. Daily Telegraph UK = Right Wing

[tedoll78]

13. Newsweek oversampled GOPers and undersampled Dems.

And if you were to re-weight the poll to 2000 or 1996 turnout, Kerry would be slightly ahead. No worries here.

[rasputin1952]

14. I am locking thisa as a dupe...

Thanks for your understanding.