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I was around FR during the impeachment, when we all hypnotoized each other that the country was livid at Clinton, wanted him sorry arse out of office, and that the polls (which showed support for Clinton) were all wrong.

The polls leading up to the 2000 election showed a close race, giving Bush a slight edge. On election day, Nader's support collapsed and made it closer than expected. The polls were right.

The polls leading up to the 2004 election showed a close race, givin Bush a few point edge. The polls were right.

I have no idea why Freepers insist that the pre-election polls were wrong. The exit polls on election day initially gave poor results, but they were refined as the day went on.

Polls are meaningful.

Polls are definitely a good gauge of public's general perception. It drives me bonkers when fellow FReepers dismiss these polls with flippant comments like "Oh well, Bush isn't going to get elected to another term"... Either they are being ignorant of the facts on the ground, or have their heads in the sand

If Bush's polling numbers don't improve over the next few months, it could be a very difficult night for the GOP on election day. Leading up to it, Bush will be ridiculed by the libs in ad after ad, and the GOPers who will be running from Bush will be tied to him in all of these ads, usually in the most non-flattering way...

I used to get BLASTED by some FReepers for getting irate that Bush and Cheney/Frist/Hastert didn't fight back at these outrageous charges. As the old phrase goes... if a lie is repeated often enough, ESPECIALLY IF IT DOESN'T EVEN GET CHALLENGED, it will be believed as fact by many...

It was a disgraceful thing to all for years, and now we're seeing the fruits of the libs' lies.

Is there anyone out there that STILL thinks turning the other cheek at all times was the right move? Come on now.

The polls in March 2004 showed Kerry leading by 5 to 8 points. What I am saying is that polls can be very biased and polls in the month March of an election year are meaningless. Come to me in the last two weeks of October and talk to me about polls, other than that I will tell you:

"He who lives by the polls will die by the polls, ask the 1% of democrats with brains and they will tell you how true this is."