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To: GilGil
Here's your problem -- you're picking and choosing different numbers from different polls to suit your liking.

Too bad this isn't the buffet at Sizzler.

You can't juxtapose independents in one poll up with party ID in another poll and GOP favorables in a 3rd. That's about as unscientific as you can get because different polls have different survey methods. Somebody classed as an "Independent" (albeit Republican-leaning) by one metric may be considered a Republican in another poll.

Re: Party ID, it varies considerably depending on how you measure it, but most polling firms find a small but pretty consistent Dem advantage for the reasons I articulated. That does not mean that Dems win every election - Indies have a slight GOP lean historically.

Here are Gallup's trends over the past few years.

45 posted on 09/10/2012 5:30:13 PM PDT by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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To: Alter Kaker

Well I see you ignoring some glaring facts. The 2010 elections. The Wisconsin elections. These are two facts that trounced the polls. As a matter of fact the polls said Walker was going to lose. It was sooooo close leaning against Walker that he was going to lose. In the end he trounced the other guy. After all they did in Wisconsin they could not win.

Even Rassmussen was not projecting a Walker win when it was obvious he would win. The same holds for Obama. As far as throwing out the facts I gave you nice try.

Obama will ho down the same numbers as are opposed to Obamacare about 55-45 just as happened in 1994 with Hillarycare. No one saw that coming not even Rassmussen.

Sorry you lose. There are too many on this forum willing to be victims and throw in the towel at the slightest hint of heavy lifting.


46 posted on 09/10/2012 5:43:07 PM PDT by GilGil
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