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Showing Original Post only (View all)I do not understand how the polls are so close, are they polling turnips? [View all]
Or just trying to 'keep' it close to make the race interesting and gain advertising money for the media. Even the Republicans at work are basically saying Obama is the lesser of two evils (their words NOT mine) and that encourages me even more.
'They' are fucking with us. I've been a registered Democrat since 1969. I have never in my life received a polling call except from a firm wanting to ask about frosting years ago. Frosting, now that's relevant to me......

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I do not understand how the polls are so close, are they polling turnips? [View all]
DainBramaged
Sep 2012
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President Obama is suffering under a crappy economy, the same thing sank Jimmy Carter
Zalatix
Sep 2012
#2
about a week ago when polls shifted, i heard the were now polling registered voters instead of
seabeyond
Sep 2012
#3
His first act is to declare "I have a mandate from the people, and I intend to use it"
Panasonic
Sep 2012
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