Tag Archive '2008 Election'

Oct 16 2008

Recap Of 3rd Presidential Debate For 2008

McCain wants to change DC, Obama wants to change America! Some interesting things happened last night which showed something has changed the dynamic of this race as it goes into the home stretch. The largest surprise I saw post debate was how McCain was getting huge positives for telling Obama he was not Bush and […]

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Oct 15 2008

Pre-Debate Live Blogging

Update: Bottom line – I’m Joe The Plumber! The tag line from tonight – end update To save myself time I am going to live blog the debate now and get it over with: McCain wins most rounds, nation differs with me when polled. OK, now that I have taken care of that I will […]

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Oct 15 2008

The “Traditional” Turnout Model Is Turning On Obama

McCain wants to change DC, Obama wants to change America! Here’s the key to this presidential election – turnout! Has Governor Palin ignited a quietly determined grass roots anti-DC wave? If you look at her crowds she gets on the stump the answer is ‘yes‘ – they rival Obama’s. If you look at the viewership […]

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Oct 14 2008

Garbage In, Garbage Out

The hysterically looney CBS News/NY Times poll shows why math is not for everyone. As a political veteran said recently the public doesn’t have wild gyrations in mood – especially not in a week.  The tell tale bogus factor in this poll is where they put all their big shift, and it is the views […]

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Oct 14 2008

About Those Polls & Turnout Models

I really want to applaud Gallup for providing two turnout model projections in their polls. It allows mathematically astute and experienced person to look inside the data and determine the state of the race. Today’s tracking poll is a great example of how the turnout models can really screw up the results: What the data […]

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Oct 14 2008

Who Can Rally The Vote? Plus – The Truth About The Bradley Effect

McCain wants to change DC, Obama wants to change America! Major Update: The crowd in Richmond is now estimated to be 30,000!  Wow.  – end update Jay Cost over at RCP posted an analysis regarding polls and turnout models – something I have been on about for weeks now. It is an interesting discussion regarding […]

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Oct 14 2008

McCain-Palin Drawing Enormous Crowds In VA

McCain wants to change DC, Obama wants to change America!   One of my biggest problems with current polls is the idea there is no energy behind the McCain-Palin ticket to match the energy behind the Obama-What’s-his-name ticket. The theory goes Obama, being the chosen one by the liberal media, cannot lose in this season […]

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Oct 11 2008

Internal Polls Show Public Polls Are Wrong?

McCain wants to change DC, Obama wants to change America! Reader Sally Vie noted this interesting post at Hillbuzz: The polls, in our opinon, are wrong, and the internal numbers we see coming out of NC, VA, PA, OH, IN and FL show McCain wins in all of those states (there is no mathematical possibility for […]

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Oct 10 2008

Obama Caught In Outright Lies Over ACORN

McCain wants to change DC, Obama wants to change America! Barack Obama has now been caught in outright lies to the American public regarding his association with ACORN: Obama’s campaign website states: Fact: Barack was never an ACORN trainer and never worked for ACORN in any other capacity. … Chicago- The Barack Obama Campaign – […]

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Oct 10 2008

As World Markets Collapse America Can Look Back To The Clinton Years For Why

McCain wants to change DC, Obama wants to change America! Rash ideas can destroy something built over decades of careful steps. The Clinton ‘golden years’ ended with the dot.com bubble he created bursting and wiping out a lot of wealth, bringing on a small recession George Bush had to deal with when he took office. […]

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