Posted on 10/11/2004 1:34:49 PM PDT by Bungarian
The results are cooked or more dems were polled. Look at Gallop's own poll concerning the debate and who won.
Sen. John Kerry and President George W. Bush battled each other to a virtual tie in Friday night's presidential debate, according to a random sample of 515 registered voters who watched the event. Forty-seven percent of viewers said Kerry did the better job; 45% picked Bush.
47 Kerry and 45 Bush
Now look at the results from the latest poll showing Kerry up on the same question.
30. Regardless of which candidate you happen to support, who do you think did the better job in last Friday’s debate: John Kerry or George W. Bush?
Kerry Bush Neither Both equally No opinion 2nd Presidential Debate 2004 Oct 9-10 45 30 1 10 14 1st Presidential Debate 2004 Oct 1-3 57 25 1 5 12 Based on 484 national adults in Form A.
Kerry 45 Bush 30
2 points difference in the first poll and 15 points in the latest poll.
This shows that the latest poll either has more dems or they cooked the numbers.
That usually is true especially when Republicans seem to demolish Democrats in elections.
Remember, it is a weekend poll, which has more Dems in the sample
Your right it seems like these polls always favor the Democrats. Sometimes i think these polls are taken in the LIBERAL capital of the World: MASSACHUSETTS
It matters not what Bush says or does, or what Kerry says or does.
The MSM want him out.
He can work hard and so can we, but only the media and Hollywood are in charge, not us or Bush.
God help us.
I don't think that the debates create huge swings in polling. Several months ago I posted that the price of gasoline will have the most significant impact on the election.
I'm afraid to say that with the rise in gas prices recently, many of the sheeple are now trending toward Kerry as unfair as that may be.
exactly. If anybody wants to know about weekend polling, google 'ed goeas weekend polling'. He's a respected republican pollster and he explains why weekend polling is worthless.
It skews towards dems because repubs are likelier out with their families. Plus he makes the great observation "anyone who will spend 30 minutes taking a poll on a weekend isn't normal."
I am more concerned with the reaction of fear to these polls...and, that's exactly (IMHO) the reaction the polls are designed to generate.
Balance...reason....focus...faith...this is what we need.
Come on folks; we've got this in us!
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