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mainer

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22. usa today contradicts itself
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 12:59 PM
Nov 2012

In this article, claims Romney has the edge in absentee and early voting. Then in a later article, same edition, says obama has edge in early voting.

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Well that's good news for Obama. Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #1
Check out the graph at the link. You can't spin that as anything but doom for Romney Texas Lawyer Nov 2012 #3
This was done before Sandy. So, the numbers could be even stronger. Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #4
Undoubtedly. The article says as that. Texas Lawyer Nov 2012 #5
sure it is fascisthunter Nov 2012 #2
I am having trouble deciding whom to vote golfguru Nov 2012 #6
door knocking in VA today, VA resident for O told me the neighborhood is full of O canvassers wordpix Nov 2012 #7
I live in NoVA and got an R$ canvasser yesterday - but my block is forestpath Nov 2012 #8
We'll win both, but our chances in Virginia (71%) are even better than our chances in Colorado (68%) Texas Lawyer Nov 2012 #9
Obama leads by 16 with women, down 10 with men. How can it be tied? VirginiaTarheel Nov 2012 #10
Presumably the poll included more men? Gallop's methodology is way outdated, which is why "tied" in Texas Lawyer Nov 2012 #11
Wrong Pew had it tied last week, Romney up 4 just three weeks ago VirginiaTarheel Nov 2012 #12
Nate Silver assigns a pro-D in-house effect to Pew and a pro-R in-house effect to Gallup. Texas Lawyer Nov 2012 #13
here's the link to fivethirtyeight's discussion Texas Lawyer Nov 2012 #16
Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team) SB2 Nov 2012 #14
Never, nowhere have I seen a huge crowd for Rob-me.They photoshop everything.Setting us up for anoth judesedit Nov 2012 #15
The crowd size and enthusiasm seems 100% in our favor Texas Lawyer Nov 2012 #19
USA/Gallup is a rethug mouth piece. blackspade Nov 2012 #17
Exactly. If Gallup calls it tied, and Gallup has a R +2.5% house effect, then we're up 2.5%. Texas Lawyer Nov 2012 #18
Media Bullshit as usual! santamargarita Nov 2012 #20
Of course the media is bullshit (that's what they get paid to sell), but the trend is all Obama! Texas Lawyer Nov 2012 #21
usa today contradicts itself mainer Nov 2012 #22
"Most of the interviews were completed before Hurricane Sandy hit" VirginiaTarheel Nov 2012 #23
Exacty. If a R+2% Gallop poll including interviews BEFORE Sandy implies a tie, we are well ahead Texas Lawyer Nov 2012 #24
I hadn't seen that portion. mzmolly Nov 2012 #25
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