The polls have never been so erratic, we need to ignore EVERYTHING

[Doosh]

It's gotten out of control, Rasmussen has them neck & neck every time, Zogby still says it's kerry's to lose. Time(slime) has bush up by 10 in consecutive weeks while newsweek had Bush up 11, then had him slip 5 points in 5 days!

Quinnipiac has Kerry up only 7 in NY? Yet Kerry is up 8-9 in Minnesota and is still very competitive in Virginia? How the fuck is Kerry slipping in NY yet close in Virginia and Colorado?

This would make sense if it was an Edwards/Gephardt ticket or something.

[cheshire]

1. AMEN

[Shopaholic]

2. And here's the other thing. . .

these pollsters interview people they deem as "likely to vote"--in other words, people who voted four years ago. I think they are discounting the fact that there is a very large group of people out there who are so unhappy with ShrubCo that they registered to vote for the first time and these folks are going uncounted. Also, what about those people who weren't old enough to vote four years ago? No one is counting them either. I think that this election, when it's all said and done, will mark a turning point for pollsters and pundits alike. Remember, the pundits didn't think that a candidate could run a campaign or raise money via the internet-they all said it couldn't be done. I guess Howard Dean and Joe Trippi showed them just how wrong that notion was. And I think that pollsters might also find out that their theories might just be outdated as well come November 3rd!

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

3. We can't echo that point loud enough

"Likely voters" is a bullshit, subjective criteria that pollsters are using to slant supposedly objective scientific polls. I notice the polls using registered voters turn up a good +5 points in Kerry's favor compared to likely voter polls.

[Beetwasher]

4. A Lot Of People Stayed Home in 2000

Things were good and people were complacent...Not so now...

[Beetwasher]

5. The Polls Being Erratic Are Evidence of Corruption

It's obvious that several polling organizations are now nothing more than propoganda outfits, along with several news agencies etc.

Sad really...and frightening...