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abumbyanyothername Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 11:45 PM
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Question about the Pew poll already voted line
Poll here.

How does Obama's lead slip 10 points in a week among already voteds?

And more to the point, how does it slip 10 points while McCain's only climbs 2?

Or stated differently, why are there only 87 points in the Obama + McCain sum among voters who have already voted?

Is it possible that Pew made an error in compilation and Obama's true numbers among already voted should be 63-34, not 53-34?
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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 11:47 PM
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1. It'd have to be 63-34.
I doubt 13% of early voters voted for "other".
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Every Man A King Donating Member (534 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 11:48 PM
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2. umm they are polls not a real count of early voters n/t
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abumbyanyothername Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-28-08 11:53 PM
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3. I understand that they are polls
and not actual votes.

But it still seems like if I say that I have already voted, I should say that I voted for Barack or John approximately or at least 95% of the time in this election.

I can't see people voting early to vote Barr or Paul.
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abumbyanyothername Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-29-08 12:42 AM
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4. One. Shameless. Self. Kick.
I really wanna know if anyone knows.
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