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Talking to some of my friends about the various talk radio shows we listen too, we noticed a distinctive type of caller who showed up on the various shows on Friday. They all claim to be "undecided" about who to vote for, and the 2 things they would all bring up is the "5 deferrals" by Dick Cheney followed by "George Bush promised in 2000 he would be a uniter and not a divider, yet this country is more divided than ever". Neither of these arguments seem to be the type of thing a true undecided would focus on, because...

Foxnews reporting that 5 of Fedayeen holding Basra hostage have surrendered to the British. Looks like even the Saddam diehards are starting to see the writing on the wall.

Why the sympathy for the South?

drunken driving arrest, hardly anyone gives a hoot. Only seven percent of likely voters in the latest ABC News tracking poll say George W. Bush’s arrest on that distant evening in Kennebunkport raises serious questions about his qualifications for the presidency. Only five percent say it makes them much less likely to support him. And in both cases, nearly all those who do care already support Al Gore. The revelation certainly got quick currency: By Friday night, 91 percent of likely voters had heard or read about it. But it didn’t change a thing: Bush has 49 percent support, Gore ...

DUI report seems to be having no impact on likey voters. The November 2-4 tracking poll was conducted by TIPP for our media partners, The Christian Science Monitor and Investor's Business Daily. Of the 1,074 adults polled, 718 were classified as likely voters, yielding a sampling error of +/-3.75 percentage points.