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Late Deciding Voters Prefer Bush (71% Decided Before Fall Campaign)
Rasmussen Reports ^ | October 26, 2004

Posted on 10/26/2004 11:15:34 AM PDT by RWR8189

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To: KC_Conspirator


The best of all possible worlds on Nov. 3: Bush/CHeney win a landslide; Daschle loses; The NYT and CBS are thoroughly discredited by their blatant partisanship; and Zogby has to find legitimate employment.


21 posted on 10/26/2004 11:48:15 AM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: IndependantVoter
When you are alone in one of those booths and you aren't really for Kerry and don't hate Bush then you will probably vote for Bush.

That's what I'm hoping for. A few dems around here I think have come to that realization before getting to the booth. But they hate to admit it. So maybe they are telling the pollsters what they think they want to happen, but know it won't.

22 posted on 10/26/2004 11:48:48 AM PDT by b4its2late (John John Kerry Edwards change positions more often than a Nevada prostitute!!!)
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To: RogerWilko

Bush is the challenger...everyone knows that Gore won the last election....right?


23 posted on 10/26/2004 11:54:51 AM PDT by blutobob
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To: RWR8189
"Those who made up their mind earlier in the process tend to be more supportive of Senator Kerry. Those who made up their mind later in the process are more supportive of the President."

Makes sense. I've read a number of people theorize that many watched the debates not so much to gauge John Kerry but to reassess George Bush.

His ability to, overall, do well in the debates *and* talk about a forward-looking agenda served him well, mainly by allowing undecideds to feel "comfortable" with re-electing him.

Works for me.

24 posted on 10/26/2004 11:57:59 AM PDT by LincolnLover (Useless Vanities and Reposts--The Bane of an Admin Moderator's Existence!)
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To: KC_Conspirator


The best of all possible worlds on Nov. 3: Bush/CHeney win a landslide; Daschle loses; The NYT and CBS are thoroughly discredited by their blatant partisanship; and Zogby has to find legitimate employment.


25 posted on 10/26/2004 12:01:02 PM PDT by kittymyrib
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Go W!


26 posted on 10/26/2004 12:03:33 PM PDT by Legion04
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To: b4its2late

Remember John Zogby is a Democrat hack. His brother was (and I think still is) working for the DNC. His polls are garbage up until the eve of the election (that is when you pay attention).

I believe he was closest during the 2000 election because he knew (from his brother) the amount of vote fraud the Dems would have.


27 posted on 10/26/2004 12:06:40 PM PDT by truthandlife (http://www.neverforgetneveragain.com -- If you want Bush re-elected pass on this video link!!!!)
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To: Law is not justice but process

Wait until its all over. It will be 2 to 1 by then.


28 posted on 10/26/2004 12:50:17 PM PDT by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: Hermann the Cherusker

Considering the accuracy of most polls, I am prepared to say you are within the margin of error at 57% to 38% (versus 60 to 30).


29 posted on 10/26/2004 12:53:47 PM PDT by Law is not justice but process
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To: RockinRight
turn-out, turn-out, turn-out
30 posted on 10/26/2004 12:55:59 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: RWR8189

I tend to believe Dick Morris, who says this could be an extremely high turnout year, and pollsters are just guessing about who will vote and who won't.


31 posted on 10/26/2004 1:00:39 PM PDT by js1138 (D*mn, I Missed!)
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To: RWR8189
Did they poll the Demcrat Cemetaries???

Pray for W and Our Troops

32 posted on 10/26/2004 1:02:22 PM PDT by bray (Yaawn didn't Marry-up at all)
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To: b4its2late
Zogby said that it appears the "undecideds" (aka brain dead voters) are leaning more for Bush than for Kerry.
33 posted on 10/26/2004 1:03:16 PM PDT by COEXERJ145 (The price of freedom is eternal vigilance)
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To: RWR8189

lastnight on Greta, Jerry Falwell said that for the last six months, he's been involved in voter registration at over 1,000 (or did he say 2,000) churches... this is not something that has been talked about in the news... it's only the Dem voter registration that they are talking about... wasn't Dr. Dobson doing the same? Jerry Falwell believes the Christian vote is going to turn out even stronger than in 1994... it was not strong in 2000... i believe this is what the media is missing...


34 posted on 10/26/2004 1:06:07 PM PDT by latina4dubya
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To: js1138

Can you cite a previous example of the total number of voters jumping by 10-15%?


35 posted on 10/26/2004 1:06:53 PM PDT by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: Hermann the Cherusker


Year Turnout
1924 48.9%
1928 51.8%
1932 52.6%
1936 56.8%
1940 58.8%
1944 56.1%
1948 51.1%
1952 61.6%
1956 59.4%
1960 62.8%
1964 61.9%
1968 60.9%
1972 55.2%
1976 53.5%
1980 52.6%
1984 53.1%
1988 50.1%
1992 55.2%
1996 49.0%
2000 51.0%


36 posted on 10/26/2004 1:16:22 PM PDT by js1138 (D*mn, I Missed!)
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To: Hermann the Cherusker

1952? Stevenson vs IKE?


37 posted on 10/26/2004 1:18:34 PM PDT by js1138 (D*mn, I Missed!)
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To: js1138

Good call. 1920 is another example. But 1952 followed two years 1944 and 1948 with low turnout. Kind of similar to 1992 following the absolute drop in voters in 1988.

However, in 2000, the number of voters went up 9 million from 1996, a nearly 9% increase, after the drop from 1992 to 1996. Its hard to believe we will now see 16 million new voters on top of that like some are saying.

I'm betting on 110 million.


38 posted on 10/26/2004 1:27:22 PM PDT by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: RWR8189
How do you think Rass's survey handles people who have changed their minds in the last month/week? It wasn't clear from what I read but I'm guessing he simply lumps them in with late deciders --which is even better news.

BTW, do you think Illinois is any better on the ground than the 8% deficit in the last poll?

39 posted on 10/26/2004 1:37:00 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: unspun
That's what I assume he does too...

If we had a Senate candidate that had a serious chance to win we might have made it a good race in IL.

Now I fear for races down the ticket like my guy Phil Crane (IL8) because of depressed GOP turnout. The poor old guy is very vulnerable and the Dims are targeting him for extinction.

But I bet the overall total will mirror 2000 pretty closely.
40 posted on 10/26/2004 1:51:02 PM PDT by RWR8189 (Its Morning in America Again!)
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