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SPIN THOSE POLLS! SPIN THOSE POLLS! (Do not vote in any of the online polls tonight)
Kerry Spot ^ | Jim Geraghty

Posted on 10/13/2004 12:14:04 PM PDT by vmivol00

SPIN THOSE POLLS! SPIN THOSE POLLS! [10/13 02:50 PM]

UPI reports on the efforts to spin online polls and mass-mailed letters to the editor.

President George W. Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry will walk across the stage Wednesday night and greet each other at the beginning of the third and final presidential debate. Already, across the country, e-mail messages are arriving in newsroom inboxes declaring a winner. A new form of spam is emerging this fall, called debate-spin spam, experts told UPI's The Web. The veracity of the e-mail messages being sent as letters to the editor is coming into question, as are the timing and content of many of the messages, because a significant percentage is being generated by bots, or intelligent software agents.

Which reminds me, it's time for the Pajamahadeen to continue our jujitsu operations. We had some success recently, but I think it's time to set our sights higher.

As usual, the instant online polls of news organizations, that the DNC is steering its members to here, will be less valuable and useful if the result is so stunningly skewed that no one believes it. So a poll that shows Kerry won 99 percent to 1 percent is less useful to the DNC than one that shows Kerry won 70 percent to 30 percent....


TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: polls; shishkabob; skew; skewer
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To: MistyCA

Good idea bump!


141 posted on 10/13/2004 2:22:42 PM PDT by TheLion
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To: OnwardXtianSoldiers

Yes, most of those suggesting ignoring polls are newbies here, I notice.


142 posted on 10/13/2004 2:24:47 PM PDT by formercalifornian (Daschle: "Never has so much clout" enriched the abortion industry)
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To: vmivol00

I have a better idea, help the DUmmies reverse FReep the polls.


143 posted on 10/13/2004 2:24:59 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (Real gun control is - all shots inside the ten ring)
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To: Jewels1091
right , I gathered as much .
didn't I read here that it was the use of a Linux based
vote spam program ? diabolical.
This alone should be HUGE news ! can it not be exposed?
FR got dan rather....
144 posted on 10/13/2004 2:25:22 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse (I like Elephants .... a wise and noble creature....)
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To: vmivol00

I won't waste my time on those polls. Hope the undecided's don't feel the need to follow the "herd" (i.e. MSM's) influence.


145 posted on 10/13/2004 2:25:33 PM PDT by Coachm
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To: BigSkyFreeper

I could never , even in the interest of such a reverse sting, cast a vote for 'that man' , he/they will never see it....


146 posted on 10/13/2004 2:27:04 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse (I like Elephants .... a wise and noble creature....)
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To: TheLion

Thanks.


147 posted on 10/13/2004 2:29:02 PM PDT by MistyCA
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To: LeoWindhorse

Relax. I've never FReeped polls and I ain't about to start. Some people are just too dumb to realize it's all for naught.


148 posted on 10/13/2004 2:29:23 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (Real gun control is - all shots inside the ten ring)
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To: BigSkyFreeper

I'm relaxed ! ;^)
I have tried Freeping , but it seems near impossible for the single vote of an honest man to show up against massive robotic spamming. Their servers should be nuked....


149 posted on 10/13/2004 2:31:59 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse (I like Elephants .... a wise and noble creature....)
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To: vmivol00

I think you guys have convinced me...I'm voting for Kerry in the online polls. Lets make to 102% to 0% in all the polls for Kerry.


150 posted on 10/13/2004 2:33:10 PM PDT by vmivol00
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To: vmivol00

Great idea. I saw the futility of voting on these polls the first debate. When I vote on just ONE in the second debate, I said, "Forget it!". It only makes sense not to vote so the numbers are so ridiculous, anyone with half a brain will see that the RATS have stacked these polls!


151 posted on 10/13/2004 2:34:52 PM PDT by Sister_T (Democrats AND The Partisan Press are the REAL enemies to freedom in the world!)
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To: MistyCA; BillyBoy
Ok. Agreed.
152 posted on 10/13/2004 2:47:23 PM PDT by unspun (RU working your precinct, churchmembers, etc. 4 good votes? | Not "Unspun w/ AnnaZ" but I appreciate)
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To: vmivol00

I'm with you on this one - what a great idea!


153 posted on 10/13/2004 2:47:45 PM PDT by onevoter
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To: vmivol00

great idea.


154 posted on 10/13/2004 2:50:45 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn
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To: vmivol00; Always Right; pcgTheDestroyer; kcvl

Ether don't vote at all, or if you do vote, vote for Kerry, That will really screw up the poll. It will be a ridiculous result.


155 posted on 10/13/2004 3:05:18 PM PDT by chainsaw (Vote American - Vote for BUSH)
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To: vmivol00

I've done that since the first debate. The Dims are stupid.


156 posted on 10/13/2004 3:06:08 PM PDT by tiki (Win one against the Flipper)
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To: chainsaw

That is even a BETTER idea! lol!


157 posted on 10/13/2004 3:07:40 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: MistyCA

Uh, Misty...Could you remove me from your ping lists. The three times daily pings are getting to be a bit much...

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Thank you in advance.

Weimdog


158 posted on 10/13/2004 3:07:41 PM PDT by Weimdog
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To: vmivol00

noted


159 posted on 10/13/2004 3:14:24 PM PDT by eternity (From here to...)
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To: Weimdog

You could have asked nicely and got the same result. You have been removed and I apologize for the inconvenience I caused you. However, it would have been much easier to just say you wanted off the list. Have a good day.


160 posted on 10/13/2004 3:23:37 PM PDT by MistyCA
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