Down to the Wire, Va. Still Too Close to Call, Poll Shows (Looks Good for McCain)

The Virginian-Pilot ^ | November 2, 2008 | Dale Eisman

[Michael Barnes]

Too close to call????

WELL I HOPE SO!!!!, Nov. 04 is hardly even here yet~! There should be no "calling" of anything at this point, NADA!

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[evad]

“Just remember, everyone, the purpose of polls is to shape public opinion, not to reflect it.”

[romanesq]

Well whatta you know, another media fallacy has magically disappeared into dust. So now Virginia and the the ghosts of Robert E. Lee rise once more.

Robert E. Lee was a hero of mine and I’m from NYC. One more time FRiends for Virginia!

[adamjeeps]

I voted McCain on Saturday, no lines, and I got a feeling McCain will take VA and the Presidency.

[Mr. Silverback]

It should also be noted that other polls have shown that most of the undecided whites live in counties outside Northern Virginia.

They’ll go for McCain or stay home...but it’s all about turnout.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

What amazes me is the MSM and Obama planning a victory party.

ACORN and pollsters receiving hang up calls has the polls cooked for Obama.

Don't they realize we are on to them and if anything their tactics have energized not only the GOP base but all others who see Obama trying to steal the election with his marxist operations.

They failed.

[Mr. Silverback]

Instead of a Wilder effect, I’m hoping for a Brady effect. Gun grabber Obama gets shown the door.

May I suggest we call that "the Heston Effect?"

[Mr. Silverback]

Welcome to FR.

What’s your tagline designed to do?

[wardaddy]

The Mason-Dixon poll shows that 11 percent of whites are undecided

now here is some actual serious data that could matter...unlike some of the wishful thinking pollyanna stuff posted here every 5 minutes that has no basis in fact or relevance

[HokieMom]

BTTT

[Mr. Silverback]

I won’t totally ignore the news (eternal vigilance is the price of freedom) but I think I’ll be doing a lot more model building between now and Christmas!

[RebelViking]

Is General Lee going to vote Republican?

[fortheDeclaration]

The question is, are there enough of them and will they vote.

The answer is yes to both!

[romanesq]

The spirit of General Lee will not vote. His spirit will rise in the land and inspire those who love freedom and honor.

[2111USMC]

Surveys accurately predicted the votes Obama received in most of the presidential primary elections earlier this year, they note,

That's an outright lie. Just ask the PUMAs.

[Mr. Silverback]

Yeah, you go ahead and believe polling organizations that have McCain getting 25-35% less of the male vote than Dole or Bush, that have Obama winning West Virginia by 8%, are based on 60% turnout models when the last election broke records at 55%, etc. and telling us we're dumb bunnies. That'll work out nicely for you.

The polls are wrong, blatantly, stupidly wrong. I will stand by that even if Obama wins, because if that is the case they'll be right because of coincidence, like a "psychic" who has a dream about fire and then is credited with "predicting" the Hindenburg disaster.

Are we wrong? Maybe. Pollyannas? Sure, like McCain is a full-time Elvis impersonator.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

Yet every electoral map has Va. blue.

BREAKING NEWS CNN's Wolf Blitzer calls the election for Obama.

NOT!

The November SURPRISE will be a McCain win as the way the weekend hit (with republicans hitorically known to do bad on polling on weekends because they have lives and jobs) and the electoral maps not catching up to

the election

with Va,Fla.Ohio,NC,Pa.Nevada all red.

We will watch history alright...The media and polls all crowning Obama WRONGLY.

[fortheDeclaration]

Surveys accurately predicted the votes Obama received in most of the presidential primary elections earlier this year, they note,

That is a lie, the polls had Obama ahead in many polls and Hillary came and beat him badly.

[2111USMC]

Yep. And I think we're about to see the same phenomenon again on Tuesday.