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President UP 5 in Washington Post Poll
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/elections/2004/charting.html ^

Posted on 10/19/2004 2:08:34 PM PDT by VAGOP

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To: VAGOP

Our friends at DU are already celebrating, as they are suffering delusions that Kerry is going to win in a landslide.


21 posted on 10/19/2004 2:19:47 PM PDT by Mini-14
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To: VAGOP

I like that "51" number.


22 posted on 10/19/2004 2:21:35 PM PDT by dc-zoo
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To: VAGOP

Good news (for the popular vote anyway) between this and the Fox one out today. Heard there may be an LA Times poll out today too? Anyone know?


23 posted on 10/19/2004 2:21:37 PM PDT by ride the whirlwind (Poor John Kerry, he can't help it. He was born with a silver flip-flop in his mouth.)
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To: VAGOP

I just read on FOX's website that he is leading in their figures also. More significant is that:

"Are voters backing their candidate because they like him or because they dislike the other candidate? Almost all Bush supporters (81 percent) describe their vote as being "for Bush," with only 15 percent saying their vote is "against Kerry."

Supporters of the Democratic challenger are more divided, as 56 percent say their vote is "for Kerry" and 37 percent say "against Bush." Positive feelings among Kerry voters have increased significantly since early September when a large minority (41 percent) described their vote as "for Kerry" and a 51 percent majority said "against Bush."


When the Dems are voting "against" Bush instead of "for" Kerry, that bodes ill for him. They will not be as motivated to get to the polls.


24 posted on 10/19/2004 2:23:34 PM PDT by Sola Veritas (Trying to speak truth - not always with the best grammar or spelling)
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To: VAGOP

I have always voted, but i have never cared this much about an election before and i'm not sure why. If you can explain this to me i would appreciate it.


25 posted on 10/19/2004 2:23:45 PM PDT by WILDBILLIE
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To: VAGOP

Pass the tissue please, this makes me very happy. Now let's see those state polls up.


26 posted on 10/19/2004 2:26:03 PM PDT by babydubya1981
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To: VAGOP
10/17/04 - Summary Table - Likely Voters

                                                   Both      Neither     No
                               Bush     Kerry     (vol.)     (vol.)      op.
a. He is honest and 
   trustworthy                  49        39         2          7         2    
b. He understands the                   
   problems of people like     
   you                          46        45         1          6         2
c. He is a strong leader        57        37         2          2         2
e. He has taken a clear
   stand on the issues          55        36         2          6         1

27 posted on 10/19/2004 2:26:43 PM PDT by pierrem15
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To: shoedog
It is interesting everyone says Bush sucks over the weekend...thoughts?

I don't buy into the weekend poll theory in the first place, especially for polls that weight by party ID (which includes, I think, the Washington Post poll we are talking about here). Democrats also have errands to run, things to do, places to go, etc.

In any event, when it comes to tracking polls, it is always a good idea to compare a daily result with the same result from a week ago to see if there has been any movement over the course of the week. If a week seems a bit too long, pick at least three days to make sure that none of the samples overlap.

In this case, the sample today shows that Bush gained a net of one point over Kerry over the last three days.

28 posted on 10/19/2004 2:28:14 PM PDT by kesg
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To: WILDBILLIE

I have always voted, but i have never cared this much about an election before and i'm not sure why. If you can explain this to me i would appreciate it.



Maybe it's because you realize that it is our generation that must take a stand against terrorism or we say "goodbye" to the civalized world as we know it?


29 posted on 10/19/2004 2:29:08 PM PDT by Two Dawgs
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To: Petronski

THat first one should be correct


30 posted on 10/19/2004 2:29:21 PM PDT by madison46 (Are there kerry Republicans or only Bush Democrats?)
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To: Two Dawgs

Ditto.. thanks for posting my thoughts.


31 posted on 10/19/2004 2:34:19 PM PDT by dc-zoo
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To: Two Dawgs

"I have always voted, but i have never cared this much about an election before and i'm not sure why. If you can explain this to me i would appreciate it."

Not at all to be a smart alec, but I think it is called "growing up." Even adults sometimes don't grow up to latter in life. It is a matter of becoming aware of what is at stake.


32 posted on 10/19/2004 2:36:17 PM PDT by Sola Veritas (Trying to speak truth - not always with the best grammar or spelling)
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To: UsnDadof8

Make that purple Kool Aid, the flavor preferred by zombies. And don't forget the arsenic flying off the shelves, too.


33 posted on 10/19/2004 2:36:38 PM PDT by WashingtonSource (Freedom is not free.)
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To: Mini-14

What are they celebrating?


34 posted on 10/19/2004 2:39:37 PM PDT by rushmom
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To: kesg
Democrats also have errands to run

They have to leave messages in pumpkins.

35 posted on 10/19/2004 2:42:34 PM PDT by Stentor
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To: shoedog

If "male men" are undercounted, as you surmise, what men are overcounted?


36 posted on 10/19/2004 2:43:29 PM PDT by olrtex
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To: olrtex

Sorry Working Men, got typing to fast for my own good


37 posted on 10/19/2004 2:55:32 PM PDT by shoedog
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To: VAGOP

Did did WP do an endorsement yet?


38 posted on 10/19/2004 2:59:38 PM PDT by ken5050
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To: smiley
If all the Dems leave after the election, it will bring on unemployment. We will have to lay off most policemen and jailers. Of course they can then take over all the teaching and acting jobs.Imagine an America with no lawyers!WOO-HOO!
39 posted on 10/19/2004 5:47:39 PM PDT by builder (I don't want a piece of someone else's pie)
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To: VAGOP

Some more great internals from today's poll:

1. Bush now leads by nine points in the midwest -- this means that he is surging again in places like Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

2. He leads by at least six points among every age group except the 18-30 group, which is the group least likely to vote and most likely to change their mind before voting. These numbers, perhaps more than any other, indicate a coming blowout for Bush, although the poll numbers as a whole do not yet make the case conclusively that a blowout may happen.

3. He is starting to peel off more Democrats than a few days ago.

4. He has now pulled even with women, while leading big with men.


40 posted on 10/19/2004 7:15:28 PM PDT by kesg
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