The last day of polling (0.00 / 0)

has been pretty crushing for the GOP.

Whatever hope they had has been essentially crushed.

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by: fladem @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 at 22:28:59 PM UTC

Is This The Undecideds Starting To Break? (4.00 / 1)

I think the so called undecideds are pragmatic white women waiting to see if another Rev. Wright type will show up. The infomercial, Bill, Al, and Hill are bringing them home.  The way the Obama campaign is put together is masterful.  

For all you fellow "landslide believers," keep hope alive.

Good post.

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by: steve katz @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 at 22:32:24 PM UTC

also, these plots are deceptive (0.00 / 0)

Since they are three day tracking polls, only every third point is independent.  So Obama's numbers from today backwards are 50.5, 50.1, 50.7, 50.3 which is no movement at all.  McCain gained a point with 43.8, 44.1, 42.5, 42.7.

New Jersey politics at Blue Jersey.

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by: Hopeful in NJ @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 at 22:35:02 PM UTC

true, not independent (4.00 / 1)

but all that really does is smooth out the line a little...the general trend would be the same.

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by: tremayne @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 at 22:40:45 PM UTC

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But...but...but! (0.00 / 0)

Ayers!  Wright!  A-R-U-G-U-L-A!!!!!!!!!

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by: Drew J Jones @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 at 22:37:45 PM UTC

The un-tigh-te-ning (4.00 / 1)

Hey Sarah!
Look at me.
We can see the reality
Cause it shook us all out of our world
It untightened
Suddenly it untightened
The un-tigh-te-ning

Now I see polls
For what they are
It untightened for us
And it can untighten for them!

And it untightened...
And it untightened...

Saw the light too late,
When that fickle finger of fate
It came and popped Palin's pretty balloon
I woke up, suddenly I just woke up
To the un-tigh-te-ning.

 (Serious apologies to Holland-Dozier-Holland and the Supremes.)  

"We judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their actions. It is a great convenience." -- Howard Zinn

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by: Master Jack @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 at 22:38:43 PM UTC