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To: uncbob
41 percent of Independents will choose the Republican, and 34 percent will vote for the Democrat.

Um... did anybody notice these numbers? This is huge. This is the election.
16 posted on 11/02/2002 5:44:02 PM PST by jmstein7
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To: jmstein7
"41 percent of Independents will choose the Republican, and 34 percent will vote for the Democrat.

"Um... did anybody notice these numbers? This is huge. This is the election"

Indeed it is. And so is this...

...47 percent say they will vote for the Republican candidate in their district, and 40 percent will vote for the Democrat.

That the GOP should be winning the generic ballot by so wide a margin is a giant turnaround -- and huge news! Yet, CBS buried it in the 30th paragraph -- well below the trim line.

CBS paid for this poll -- and yet refused to give any prominence to the Independent vote and the generic ballot, the two biggest pieces of news within the study.

Frankly, I don't believe it's true. It strikes me a polling glitch of some sort. But CBS buried it because they do believe it. And don't want to...

21 posted on 11/02/2002 6:03:53 PM PST by okie01
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To: jmstein7
Buried deep, deep in the story is that among likely voters, GOP wins over RATS 47-40. This is huge, folks.
24 posted on 11/02/2002 6:07:51 PM PST by mwl1
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To: jmstein7
41 percent of Independents will choose the Republican, and 34 percent will vote for the Democrat.

Yup! I almost dropped my coffee when I read this. And you're right, these numbers ARE the election!

42 posted on 11/02/2002 7:45:40 PM PST by Aracelis
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