something like a 17 point lead for Bush in Tennessee. It was what we call a "bad paper" day. This poll is conducted each election by some professor at UT, Dr. Michael Gant in the Political Science dept.
How is it possible? I hope he takes some SERIOUS professional slack when the real returns come in and show that his methodology was VERY flawed. There is NO way TN is even close to a 17 point favor for Bush. Zogby puts us constantly within 1-2 points, and even outfits like Mason-Dixon or Survey USA put it withing 9-11 points!
The really crappy part of the whole ordeal is the headline said the election in TN is approaching a "Blowout" and the lead suggested it had passed the point of "no contest."
This, on the front page, 1rst column 4 deck headline, on the SAME DAY the paper endorses Bush for the convoluted reasons it presented.
I really hope Dr. Gant has some students that will stick it to him on Wednesday!!!
Here is a little snip it:
The results indicate "for all intents and purposes, the presidential election is all but over in Tennessee," said Dr. Michael Gant, a UT political science professor and director of the institute who designed the poll.
"It is hard to imagine what sequence of events would need to occur for Kerry to carry Tennessee," Gant wrote in a summary analyzing the data.
PLEASE!
To read the full thing:
http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/election/article/0,1406,KNS_630_3277058,00.html