Posted on 10/14/2004 3:21:20 PM PDT by RWR8189
Here are Rasmussen's 7 day rolling averages of 5 key battleground states:
Florida, Bush 47%-45% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain, and the eighth day in a row that Kerry has either picked up points, or kept pace and a 5 point gain in a week)
Ohio, Bush 49%-47% (This is a 2 point Kerry gain from yesterday, and the closest he's been in 10 days)
Michigan, Kerry 48%-46% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday, and 2 points in 2 days)
Minnesota, Kerry 48%-45% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday, and matches his largest lead here in at least 10 days)
Pennsylvania, Kerry 47%-46% (This is unchanged from yesterday)
Well, well, well. If that's what they are boasting about, then the actual number is likely two or less.
Actually, Gore didn't campaign in Florida in the last minutes. He was in New Mexico, giving a radio program! Might have got him NM.
We are already countering, with a call for a GOP lawyer at EVERY PRECINCT. Now, I think that's too steep, because we don't need lawyers in my precinct, for ex. It's just too safe. The people there would beat some lib to death. But I know people who have answered this call.
I know everyone thinks that, but I predict IF the election is close in every state---and Bush pulls out wins---that the Dems will utterly destroy their party and credibility if they contest another election. It will be the end of the modern Dem party as we know it. The public simply isn't "into" politics that much to allow political hacks to dominate their lives they way it happened in 2000.
I, too, am concerned about the market as an indicator. On the other hand, the market hates UNCERTAINTY, not particularly Kerry's "surge." There is also the matter of oil being at all time incredible highs, which utterly destroys profits everywhere. We'll see. Personally, I could really use the market to go up to 11,000!
Counter attack. Counter attack. Counter attack. If I have to hit the streets again, I will.
Re#29 Yep. Frightening. OTOH, a very knowledgable Freeper says that W & Co. are prepared and, more importantly, are set for a GOP GOTV effort far beyond that of the 2002 shocker. The good will prevail over the evil...
Re#33 LOL. That's true.
If it is not exactly like 2000, and they do that, coupled with the immense amount of voter fraud being discovered, they will be looking at alienating enough people to drive them from minority party status, to super minority party status.
The will be ceding a Supermajority to the (r)'s for a decade.
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