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Washington Post Tracking Poll: Bush 50% Kerry 47%
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Posted on 10/29/2004 2:02:47 PM PDT by RWR8189

Bush 50% Kerry 47%

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abc; abcnewswp; gwb2004; kewl; poll; polls; post; tracking; trackingpoll; wapo; washingtonpost
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To: kingattax

Nope, no coincidence at all IMO. Just shows what Jonah Goldberg and others have said, that Kerry is a smart man but totally lacking in political instincts. He let himself get co-opted by the Clintonistas, who actually never won a two-man election.


41 posted on 10/29/2004 2:27:34 PM PDT by Dems_R_Losers (Proud Reagan Alumna!)
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To: gswilder

I agree. I think if Kerry was going to have a chance he would have had to made a significant move in the polls by today. If the media's avalanche of negativity can't dissuade voters, then he is screwed because he doesn't have a coherent message to do it himself.


42 posted on 10/29/2004 2:28:19 PM PDT by xuberalles
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To: Dems_R_Losers

exactly


43 posted on 10/29/2004 2:28:34 PM PDT by kingattax
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To: Hammerhead

You forgot to add in all of the religious conservatives that stayed home after the DUI story broke a few days before the 2000 election. Bush Wins! :-)


44 posted on 10/29/2004 2:30:05 PM PDT by PilloryHillary (John Kerry: Still a traitor after 33 years! johnfkerrysucks.com)
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To: RogerWilko

i hope you remembered to go thru the decontamination chamber


45 posted on 10/29/2004 2:34:49 PM PDT by kingattax
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To: Cousin Eddie

I wish it were true. I know many Bush '00 voters who have switched to Kerry...far more than have switched the other way.

do you work at a mental institution or a prison? are you around alot of gay people? i can safely say the mentally ill, the convicts, and the homers probably are switching to kerry, but not normal people.


46 posted on 10/29/2004 2:35:00 PM PDT by badmrbunny
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To: Owen
I just got back from my local Pubbie headquarters, I was making calls, encouraging pubbies, leaving messages, and getting out the vote. I am also a Poll watcher on election day. Don't mess with me DUmmies
47 posted on 10/29/2004 2:35:38 PM PDT by Armed Civilian ("Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.")
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To: RWR8189

PRESIDENT BUSH WILL MAKE A STATEMENT ON THE UBL TAPE SHORTLY ON FOX NEWS.


48 posted on 10/29/2004 2:38:48 PM PDT by kingattax
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To: TBBT

Check out the internals on the WP web site !! They have gone to a "5 day poll" (Sunday to Thursday) to suppress Bush's numbers for today. With the one-day spike for Kerry from Sunday still included (Sunday to Thursday) it is Bush 50 - 47.

When Sunday's spike rolls off tomorrow, Bush's numbers will surge BIG TIME !!!!


49 posted on 10/29/2004 2:41:19 PM PDT by dondegr8 (http://dondegr8.tripod.com/pilgrim/)
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To: xuberalles; edwin hubble

That's right. Gallup, Battleground, Fox all Bush +5. Also, Time is Bush +5.

All 51-46 except Fox which is 50-45.

Also, Harris' last poll was Bush +5 spread at 49.5-44.5.

I expect that if Newsweek polls again it will be similar.

And all of this is very similar to Cheney's prediction of a 52-47 victory last Sunday.

Now, will Rasmussen, Zogby, WaPost/ABC, IBD/TIPP tracking polls all come to conform with this over the weekend, or will they be joining LA Times, AP/IPSOS, Reuters, NBC/WSJ, Pew in saying "Its a tie!"


50 posted on 10/29/2004 2:42:34 PM PDT by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: dondegr8

Can you post that here? And if they have the last 6 days results, post them too. Folks here are able to derive the daily results if they have enough data.


51 posted on 10/29/2004 2:42:59 PM PDT by Owen
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To: Owen

Read carefully....

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
10/29: 2,047 likely voters; 2,488 self-identified registered voters Oct. 25-28.

10/28: 1,747 likely voters; 2,145 self-identified registered voters Oct. 24-27.

10/27: 1,709 likely voters; 2,107 self-identified registered voters Oct.23-26.

10/26: 1,666 likely voters; 2,084 self-identified registered voters Oct.22-25.

10/25: 1,631 likely voters; 2,079 self-identified registered voters Oct. 21-24.

10/24: 1,638 likely voters; 2,085 self-identified registered voters Oct. 20-23.

10/23: 1,222 likely voters; 1,575 self-identified registered voters Oct. 20-22.

10/22: 1,238 likely voters; 1,592 self-identified registered voters Oct. 19-21.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Note the likely voter numbers: 1200+ is a 3-day, 1600+ is a 4-day, and 2000+ is a 5-day sample. Last Friday and Saturday were 3-day polls. Since Sunday it has been a 4-day poll, and now TODAY it is a 5-day poll !!!!

So tomorrow we are looking at a breakout !

More calculations will follow in my next post...


52 posted on 10/29/2004 2:48:10 PM PDT by dondegr8 (http://dondegr8.tripod.com/pilgrim/)
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To: dondegr8

yesterday they changed from a 3-day rolling track to a 4-day.

LOL...NOW its a 5 day ???? that should tell people all they need to know about where this race is.


53 posted on 10/29/2004 2:48:27 PM PDT by kingattax
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To: RWR8189

Wow, I thought for sure the missing explosives would move the polls toward Kerry. The MSM has no pull. Ain't it beautiful?


54 posted on 10/29/2004 2:49:05 PM PDT by Novel
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To: dondegr8

Thanks.


55 posted on 10/29/2004 2:49:06 PM PDT by Owen
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To: dondegr8

do we know anything about weights in this poll ?


56 posted on 10/29/2004 2:49:56 PM PDT by kingattax
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To: Owen

Numbers from this past week:

Friday, October 22 Bush 50-46
Saturday, October 23 Bush 50-46
Sunday, October 24 Bush 49-48
Monday, October 25 Bush 48-49
Tuesday, October 26 Bush 48-50
Wednesday, October 27 Bush 48-49
Thursday, October 28 Bush 49-48
Friday, October 29 Bush 50-47

With 5 days in hand (Sunday was approximately Kerry +5), Bush still leads Bush +3. Do the calculations and you have a Monday to Thursday total of approximately Bush +17. So we really have a Bush +4 or Bush +5 sample for the past 4 days !!!!


57 posted on 10/29/2004 2:52:18 PM PDT by dondegr8 (http://dondegr8.tripod.com/pilgrim/)
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To: kingattax

this is notable....on hannity's radio show just now..Mike Barnicle,also from Mass and a long-time personal friend of kerry just predicted a Bush win. hehe


58 posted on 10/29/2004 2:52:23 PM PDT by kingattax
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To: kingattax

They "partially" weight by various categories such as party identification, gender, and race. Somewhere between Zogby and Gallup in their methodology (closer to Gallup than Zogby).


59 posted on 10/29/2004 2:54:55 PM PDT by dondegr8 (http://dondegr8.tripod.com/pilgrim/)
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To: dondegr8

i meant do we know what the exact weighting was they used ?


60 posted on 10/29/2004 2:57:02 PM PDT by kingattax
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