Posted on 08/04/2004 9:03:00 AM PDT by Big Otto
Wednesday August 04, 2004--The latest Rasmussen Reports Presidential Tracking Poll shows the race for the White House is tied once again--Senator John Kerry and President George W. Bush each attract 46% of the vote.
Gee, this has me worried. What if W gets out to a 10-point lead? Then we'd really be in trouble! ;-}
That is so true. I only went over there once but noticed the amount of vulgar language used was 10X what is used on this web site. Much more vitriol there than here. Not as much humor (if any). Just plain bitter people.
Close polls keep the TV viewers suspense up. They bring in ratings.
As the election gets closer, the polls will become more accurate, otherwise, they lose credibility.
It's like the RAT convention never happened.
Actually, it's like the RAT convention did happen and people didn't like what they saw.
I have noticed that since the 'rat convention, my liberal rag of a newspaper has not mentioned one poll. If Kerry had gained even 1/2 pt, it would be in bold letters on the front page: "Kerry pulls away!" "Kerry gaining momentum!" "Bush losing ground!". Their simple silence on this matter speaks volumes to me.
Part of the good news if Bush wins is never having to hear from John Kerry and his obnoxious wife again. I wonder if he's ever been in Vietnam. Anybody know?
The President doesn't need to be at 55% approval to win a solid victory. If 52% is his real number -- and I suspect it's a bit lower than that, because most other pollsters have it in the high forties -- he'll win pretty easily.
They think there is a bounce. They won't believe any poll that says otherwise.
I'm not sure, but I heard something about him frenching a hamster in a boat.
They are the dogs who didn't bark.
Rasmussen's poll does not inspire confidence. He's all over the place. Tomorrow Kerry will be up three points again. I think Bush is doing better than the numbers we're seeing from all these polls.
Why is it that when any poll by any organization/polster indicates that the President is behind the dim, most of the folks here immediately, vociferously, and vehemently attack the poll as "lies, untrue, wrong, stupid" and a host of other invectives?
Yet, when any poll - regardless of how important or obscure - shows the President either tied or ahead of the dim, those same folks praise the poll to the high heavens and declare it to be "precient, true, factual, about time" and a host of other praiseworthy terms.
The poster himself stated the case: the only poll that matters is the one upcoming in November, 2004.
Let's all try to concentrate on that poll; and leave the rest of the polls in the dustbin of history (if I may paraphrase a rather famous quote).
Anyway...just my thoughts...
~~I'm not sure, but I heard something about him frenching a hamster in a boat.~~
Huh, I must have gotten it wrong as well. I heard it was something about a frenchman and a hampster in a gay bar called "The Boat".
"The poster himself stated the case: the only poll that matters is the one upcoming in November, 2004."
The originator of the thread didn't say that, I did. Just for the record.
Like I said, the positive trending in the polls for Bush is a good thing, but the fat lady isn't even view yet, let alone singing.
Imagine how great the news will be when they are losing by 10% in Sept or Oct, then they will definitely not be complacent, they will be really motivated to get the fraud vote counted!
And after they lose on Election Day, that really is to their benefit too because it clears the decks for Hillary in only four years, if they can just get their message out which they were unable to do in the 2004 Kerry landslide loss.
wow, when they lose in Nov, the DUmmies will say "It's good we lost so we can get stirred up and work harder in 2008."
We'll see her in 2012.
Yet, when any poll - regardless of how important or obscure - shows the President either tied or ahead of the dim, those same folks praise the poll to the high heavens and declare it to be "precient, true, factual, about time" and a host of other praiseworthy terms.
Kerry ahead = Bad
Bush ahead = Good.
Write that down.
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