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JoePhilly

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3. I'm seeign that too. New unknown groups popping up out of nowhere.

Reply to CoffeeCat (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 10, 2012, 04:45 PM

Oct 2012

One way to persuade people is to get them to think that everyone else has already agreed on the outcome.

I think we're seeing that tactic now, probably where much of the super pac money is going.

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IBD/TIPP Daily Tracking Poll ROMNLIAR 49 Obama 44 [View all] gattaca82 Oct 2012 OP

All of a sudden... CoffeeCat Oct 2012 #1

I'm seeign that too. New unknown groups popping up out of nowhere. JoePhilly Oct 2012 #3

I'd never seen it before ... but have seen it twice today ... different topics. JoePhilly Oct 2012 #2

It's also worth noting who's posting these "never heard of" polls as well. It does have a certain.. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2012 #5

looked gattaca82 Oct 2012 #4

Why would you post it without checking them out first? Tarheel_Dem Oct 2012 #6

It's a ProSense Oct 2012 #7

Concerned cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #8

I think that it is a business groups poll. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #9

It is a fairly well known polling organization that polls every 4 years. They are also RW leaning Mass Oct 2012 #10

They ran polls 4 years ago favorable to Obama oswaldactedalone Oct 2012 #11

"they had John McCain winning the youth vote 74-22" ProSense Oct 2012 #12

Titles of IBD Editorials: A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2012 #13

Fair and balanced Cali_Democrat Oct 2012 #14