these CONTROLLED pols can - and do - show anything they want them too - to influence the cote, knowing many people will vote merely on who they are told is winning....
Right up until the results of the vote on election night of Reagan’s win - the pols and the media were all saying the vote was going to go 2 to 1 against Reagan.
Abut a week or so before the election, the Reagan people did a telephone ‘poll’...where anyone could vote - no control. Millions called in -results? 2 to 1 - FOR Reagan.
The media and pundits said the call in vote was invalid - not a “scientific” poll...(Seems like it would more of an indication of people that would be ‘likely voters’ at the poll booths. AND, the media whined: “The rich republicans could afford to call in more times (50 cents) that the ‘poor’ democrats. (I about wore my dialing finger (old rotary phone) to the bone, literally, for 2 1/2 hours before I could get through ONCE.
I SO enjoyed Rather’s face when he had to announce the results of the vote. It WAS 2 to 1, FOR Reagan.
Now - a few days ago, there was a call in vote - and 250,000 (QUARTER OF a MILLION!) and Gingrich won 36.5, Romney 18.8, Bachmann 17.7.
Then Sunday, “taken among 23,000 Tea Party enthusiasts organized by the Tea Party Patriots, one of the nation’s biggest Tea Party organizations, had Gingrich winning with with 31 percent of their vote, registered in a conference call on Sunday night.”
Newt 31%, Bachmann 28%. Romney 20%, Paul 3%
http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/gingrich-wins-tea-party/2011/12/19/id/421529
So keep this in mind. These call in, uncontrolled, voting are more indicative of how the votes will go.
Remember this and take heart.
I agree .... we've still got a long way to go and Obama hasn't even begun to bring our his claws yet nor those of his voters. He's got nothing to stand on so he's going to make Chicago thugs look like purring kittens before he's done with whoever wins this Primary...and beyond.
Really great and informative article on Newt..worth the read.....By Tony Blankley - The Washington Times... Explains some of the manuvering Newt did in Congress and why he did thus.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/dec/12/newts-past-