Monday, October 25, 2004
USATODAY.com - Poll: Bush holds lead over Kerry/Why This Does Not Matter
USATODAY.com - Poll: Bush holds lead over Kerry: "Bush, a Republican, holds a 51%-46% advantage over Kerry, a Democrat, among likely in the latest poll, which was conducted Friday-Sunday. One percent of voters backed Ralph Nader and 2% had no opinion."
Polls are incredibly interesting, and generally give some insight to the views of the public. I love reading about them, listening to the pundits manipulate them and talking about them myself, but this time they hold less sway than maybe ever before. In fact, I believe that next Sunday and Monday's polls will be considerably more decisive and accurate than anything this week. That is because we have not yet experienced the "Thursday-Before-The-Election-Drop" that the Democrats so enjoy. The 2000 DUI drop made a difference. The Democrats were rewarded for dirty politics, therefore we can expect that they will behave similarly this year.
Polls are incredibly interesting, and generally give some insight to the views of the public. I love reading about them, listening to the pundits manipulate them and talking about them myself, but this time they hold less sway than maybe ever before. In fact, I believe that next Sunday and Monday's polls will be considerably more decisive and accurate than anything this week. That is because we have not yet experienced the "Thursday-Before-The-Election-Drop" that the Democrats so enjoy. The 2000 DUI drop made a difference. The Democrats were rewarded for dirty politics, therefore we can expect that they will behave similarly this year.
