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Dirtie_FrankDirtie_Frank Posts: 1,348
edited October 2008 in A Moving Train
Around this time 8 years ago Gore held a 11 point lead over Bush II and Dukakis had a 17 point lead over Bush I. So polls can be misleading.
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  • mammasanmammasan Posts: 5,656
    Dirtie_Frank wrote:
    Around this time 8 years ago Gore held a 11 point lead over Bush II and Dukakis had a 17 point lead over Bush I. So polls can be misleading.

    Polls can definitely be misleading, but with regards to Gore and Dukakis, they shot themselves in the foot in the waining days of their campaign.
    "When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads." - Ron Paul
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    Dirtie_Frank wrote:
    Around this time 8 years ago Gore held a 11 point lead over Bush II and Dukakis had a 17 point lead over Bush I. So polls can be misleading.

    yeah, I watched Fox today too ...

    but, a correction ... Dukakis was up on Bush 41 by 17 points on July 21 .. and what Fox failed to mention, he inexplicably took a month off in August ...

    As for Gore ... well, people will argue who actually won that election ... but, whatever.

    Indeed, anything can happen, I don't think ANYONE is saying this is a done deal ... but, one thing the above elections didn't have, the HUGE amounts of early voting going on right now ... historically, the "young" vote wouldn't show up on election day, but, I think the Obama campaign has been on the ground making sure people vote early.

    We'll see ... 4 weeks left.
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  • QuestionAuthorityQuestionAuthority Idaho Posts: 327
    jimed14 wrote:
    yeah, I watched Fox today too ...

    but, a correction ... Dukakis was up on Bush 41 by 17 points on July 21 .. and what Fox failed to mention, he inexplicably took a month off in August ...

    As for Gore ... well, people will argue who actually won that election ... but, whatever.

    Indeed, anything can happen, I don't think ANYONE is saying this is a done deal ... but, one thing the above elections didn't have, the HUGE amounts of early voting going on right now ... historically, the "young" vote wouldn't show up on election day, but, I think the Obama campaign has been on the ground making sure people vote early.

    We'll see ... 4 weeks left.


    Gore DID win that election..
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  • Strangest TribeStrangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    Dirtie_Frank wrote:
    Around this time 8 years ago Gore held a 11 point lead over Bush II and Dukakis had a 17 point lead over Bush I. So polls can be misleading.

    Palin is making her way up my poll
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  • nothingheadnothinghead Posts: 270
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    Palin is making her way up my poll

    Sure it's not the other way around?

    You too could be the father of the next child born to the Palin! A brand new winner every week!

    It's like the lottery.
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