CNN reporting Romney has moved up suddenly into a tie with the President...

[WestWisconsinDem]

How, and why??

[ProSense]

1. It's because

CNN is full of shit: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021447769#post2

[BeyondGeography]

2. Because the white men were bitching about the polls

Magically, they tighten up.

Such bullshit.

[WestWisconsinDem]

11. Has to be, right? n/t

[BeyondGeography]

15. Nothing else has happened that one can point to

So, yeah, it stinks.

[Honeycombe8]

33. Do you always automatically take whatever a post says as true? It's not true.

See my post below.

The convention bounce has gone away, and three new polls have a tightening, with Obama still ahead in all three, just closer. Not tied at all.

[valerief]

28. Boom! That's it. nt

[malaise]

3. It's Bullshit

Ignore them

[Sekhmets Daughter]

4. According to the Politico site

The CNN poll shows Obama 50% and Romney 47%...who knows what the talking heads are doing...

[just1voice]

5. CNN doesn't report any news

They read propaganda.

[L0oniX]

39. "propaganda" from Fux news.

[DonViejo]

6. I don't watch CNN any longer (for 4+ years now) but,

I did post this earlier this around 4 PM, within minutes of it being posted to TPM:

CNN Poll: Obama By 3 Points Nationally

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251113933

[doublethink]

7. Because CNN isn't polling Registerd Democrats anymore ...

Just Independents and Republicans. A skewed poll. ...

[nc4bo]

8. So they deny that POTUS is ahead in several swing states?

Can't have it both ways assholes.

[Lex]

18. I think this overall number just shows the Popular Vote, which

means nothing, because it is the Electoral College count that selects the President, and if the Corporate Media reported on how THAT looked, it wouldn't be close.

[spanone]

9. comedy news nutwork

[flyguyjake]

38. LMFAO

[Amonester]

10. Corporate Neo Nadzee wanna a hor$e race. n/t

[DenverDad]

12. A"greed".

They want to raise their advertising rates leading up to the election.

Political "sweeps" month.

[lonestarnot]

56. When I go there, I always mute the commercials. Somebody is wasting money.

[still_one]

13. I am so glad CNN is losing ratings

[C_U_L8R]

14. It fits their "comeback kid" story for Rmoney

and everyone knows its paid-for bullshit.
No clothes on this vulture capitalist emperor.

[Lex]

16. Just because he's got a lot of support in the states he's GOING TO WIN ANYWAY

it doesn't mean anything. He's failing miserably in the swing state count for the Electoral Map and that's what counts. President Obama's team has played this exactly right.

The President is selected by the Electoral count, not the popular vote overall.

[cleduc]

17. They're desperate for ratings and

this serves as a promotion for the Wednesday debate on their network

[Thrill]

19. They'll always tell you their LV model numbers but not RV numbers

You don't have to ask why

[WilliamPitt]

20. Um

No.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/10/where_we_stand_1.php?ref=fpblg

[Mass]

21. Their poll has Obama up by 3. This is probably what they mean by a tie.

[LSK]

22. was it in Ohio?? If not, don't worry

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com

[Trailrider1951]

23. Lies and more lies

from CNN. How else?

[Dawson Leery]

24. Rupert Murdoch's illegitimate child (cnn) cannot compete with Fox "News".

[WestWisconsinDem]

25. Wasn't CNN once the child of Ted Turner (D) ?

When did CNN become "Fox Lite?" Sometime in the late '90s? Earlier?

[onecent]

26. BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA GOTTA LOVE IT

It's called desperation...panic attacks...

[Evergreen Emerald]

27. Expect the polls to tighten

Without constant huge gaffs, the polls will narrow.

[KaryninMiami]

29. Look at it this way. It reminds us NOT to be complacent

And anyone who feels that Obama has this in the bag- needs to think again. Hopefully one of the bi products of the media's need to keep this looking like a close race is that it instills utter terror in the hearts of anyone who might have not have voted thinking we are far enough ahead that it wouldn't matter. Because it does matter- because in reality, they can still win.

[OldDem2012]

30. I guess CNN's check from Rove's PAC is in the mail....

...puts them in the same boat as Fox News, doesn't it?

[Honeycombe8]

31. Depends on the poll they were reporting on. Did you catch what poll? They were recently tied

in some poll, so it's not surprising it went back to a tie. I'll see if I can find the poll.

[Honeycombe8]

32. I found the poll info. No, not tied. Just close. Here's the info:

(Newser) – So much for President Obama's unassailable lead: A handful of new polls are calling a close presidential race on the eve of Obama's first debate with Mitt Romney, CNN reports. CNN's latest poll found that 50% favor Obama and 47% favor Romney, a difference within the survey's margin of error. An ABC News/Washington Post poll found 49% for Obama and 47% for Romney, and the American Research Group counted 49% for Obama and 46% for Romney.


http://www.newser.com/story/155060/new-polls-put-race-nearly-neck-and-neck.html

[demwing]

34. Were they talking about North Carolina?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/nc/north_carolina_romney_vs_obama-1784.html

PPP shows a tie, ARG shows a Romney lead, but those were both polls from the last few days of September...

[CrazyOrangeCat]

35. Chaos on Horseshit Hill

[cecilfirefox]

37. It's an accurate poll but mis-represented in how its attempting to drum up excitement for the debate

The poll is of likely voters, and yes, Obama and Romney may be tied there, but of course that poll is only of LIKELY voters, not all who vote. More importantly, the state polls are what matter. It's probably an accurate statistic but not really a very pertinent one.

[smirkymonkey]

40. I have never ever been polled and I vote. Straight Democratic ticket.

How many others of us who only use cell phones are being overlooked in those "polls"?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

41. Hun -Since When Is 50-47 A Tie?

.

[WestWisconsinDem]

44. Within margin of error

Hence, a statistical tie.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

46. If It Makes You Feel Better To Think They Are Tied, Be My Guest

However, the estimate a poll gets is in fact the likeliest true value, and the likelihood decreases as we move toward the extreme ends of sampling error.


http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2007/12/moe-and-mojo/

[WestWisconsinDem]

48. yeah, I know.

... just trying to make sense of it all. Can't see what can be giving Rmoney any movement, so as others have said, probably just CNN trying to hold interest.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

50. IMHO, A Very Small Bit If The Negative 47% Remark Bump is Wearing Off

.

[blue neen]

47. Well, then your OP is a bit of a stretch.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

49. Two Things

1)There is a member who can use mathematical equations to show why a 3% lead in a poll with a. 095 confidence level is really not tied. Any statistician can.

2) Here's an interesting link that debunks the tightening claim:


http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021449079


I do think there has been a little tightening but not as much as some are claiming,

[HooptieWagon]

42. Trying to keep ratings up for debate.

Trying to keep political advertising dollars rolling in.
Trying to keep interest up to keep down-ticket races competitive.
IOW, its bullshit.

[B Calm]

43. If republicans are going to steal

this election, then they have to make it appear they are close in the polls!

[WestWisconsinDem]

45. That is my thought.

If they can keep the polls within margin of error, then the fix is in.

[lonestarnot]

58. Exactly! And don't believe for one second they are not going to try. There is already solid

evidence of a cheat. Money talks and bullshit walks.

[Walk away]

51. Mitt won't have enough Electoral College votes to win as Dog Catcher.

He can have the popular vote.

[MADem]

52. Because they are "cherry picking."

We won't call it lying.

[Botany]

53. and a supermodel just rang my door bell with a pizza and bottle of wine too

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map

[underthematrix]

54. CNN wants audience share

for the televised debate. So sad. I haven't watched CNN for years. PBO is going to win because believe it or not, it's what the markets want and by that I mean the GLOBAL markets.

[backscatter712]

55. Fivethirtyeight.com is where I go when I want a realistic estimate...

Nov. 6 Forecast is still 85.7% chance of Obama win. Now-cast is at 97.8%.

CNN's desperate for a horse-race - their ratings are in the toilet!

[Lint Head]

57. Is it just me or is there something fishy in Denmark?

This post is slightly off kilter