[andy58-in-nh]

W has hacked off a lot of conservative voters, including me.

So, you'd rather see the Democrats back in power, right? Of course not! But that's the alternative: Either Bush or high taxes and the foreign policy of France. W ain't perfect (from this Conservative's point of view): he's just a hell of a lot better than the alternative. As for Newsweak, that left-wing rag can go pound sand. 1006 people out of 120,000,000 million votes is hardly a meaningful sample.

[oceanview]

but they are able to use these polls to sway undecideds to Kerry, that is their purpose.

[Kevin Curry]

So, you'd rather see the Democrats back in power, right?

Great question. Why don't you pose it to someone who can really influence the outcome: George W. Bush himself?

Shriekers like you always seem to assume that the individual voter is the only dynamic factor in a presidential election. In your world Bush is a helpless static factor, imprisoned by circumstances beyond his control. It is thus up to the individual voter to rescue him from his prison.

In truth, Bush can vitally affect the outcome of the election depending on the strategy he adopts. On the advice of people such as Karl Rove, Bush has calculated the odds and determined that he must suck up to seniors and illegal aliens to win. That is the "winning" strategy he has adopted, and he has adopted it in the full expectation that he will lose the "unappeasable" conservative voters such as myself.

Has Bush miscalculated? If you believe he has, whine to him about it. If you believe he is right on the money, why are you complaining at all?

[Theresawithanh]

Exactly! Many of us conservatives are not 100% happy with President Bush, but not voting for him and helping to put a dem back in the WH is cutting off your nose to spite your face. I know, that's an old, overused saying, but I get so frustrated when I read the posts of the people who are going to, in my opinion, waste their vote on someone else.

[E=MC²]

Apparently some people have a very short memory and now think a demonrat in the White House wouldn't be all that bad. Conservatives can be very stubborn and aren't satisfied with incremental change...it is their way or nothing. Hopefully, the so-called moderates in the country will see straight and vote for Bush.

[Dane]

So, you'd rather see the Democrats back in power, right?

Gordo and dagnabbit have one track minds. It doesn't matter to them that the demos immigration policies are 100% worse to them than W's.

[Destro]

Some Conservatices are pondering that if we have a split govt. Dem for Pres and Republicans control congress.....

Not that I am advocating that but I heard this is possibility the polster pundits are pondering.