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Liberal Media at it Again
New polls out again.
I could care less who is ahead...or the margin of error.
However..If any polls ever showed kerry up by half a point...they would title the poll article "kerry boost...or Kerry leads Bush".
This is regarding websites such as Msnbc.com and Cnn.com
However according to new newsweek/time/reuters/zogby polls showing Bush gaining a slight edgy 2point lead.. The websites of msnbc or cnn dont want to acknowledge the fact or post the fact "Bush leads Kerry"..instead we the audience see "TIGHT RACE" DEADLOCK
But if Kerry gains one point..the media mainstream blows it up
http://www.cnn.com/
http://www.time.com/time/election20...00.html?cnn=yes
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6260444.../site/newsweek/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6260444.../site/newsweek/
Whats so hard about posting that
Well, we all know the broadcast t.v. media is favoring Kerry. It's been obvious for quite awhile now.
Their polls are meaninless and are going show up their stupidity and irrelevancy when the votes are all in on election day. All of you who believe these poll are going to be suprised to find Bush really is up way more over Kerry. But then that is your own fault. Didn't you mother ever tell you not to believe everything you see on t.v.?
Conventional wisdom is rarely true, and assume makes an ASS out of U and ME!
just a thought, wouldnt it be worse for a candidate to be in a slight lead? cause that would mean that people that support that candidate dont feel it is as important to go vote but the persons that supports the other candidate, will think it is much more important to go vote.
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| Originally posted by speedracer_mec New polls out again. I could care less who is ahead...or the margin of error. However..If any polls ever showed kerry up by half a point...they would title the poll article "kerry boost...or Kerry leads Bush". This is regarding websites such as Msnbc.com and Cnn.com However according to new newsweek/time/reuters/zogby polls showing Bush gaining a slight edgy 2point lead.. The websites of msnbc or cnn dont want to acknowledge the fact or post the fact "Bush leads Kerry"..instead we the audience see "TIGHT RACE" DEADLOCK But if Kerry gains one point..the media mainstream blows it up http://www.cnn.com/ http://www.time.com/time/election20...00.html?cnn=yes http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6260444.../site/newsweek/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6260444.../site/newsweek/ Whats so hard about posting that |
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| Originally posted by tecnolover Well, we all know the broadcast t.v. media is favoring Kerry. It's been obvious for quite awhile now. Their polls are meaninless and are going show up their stupidity and irrelevancy when the votes are all in on election day. All of you who believe these poll are going to be suprised to find Bush really is up way more over Kerry. But then that is your own fault. Didn't you mother ever tell you not to believe everything you see on t.v.? |
technically, a 2 point lead IS a dead heat, because it is within the margin of error. 
and quit with the "liberal media bias". isn't sinclair broadcasting group airing a 90 minute anti-kerry documentary sometime soon? and that too on all of its 62 affiliated stations? there isn't a single - not one - station that's airing an anti-bush documentary of that length.
still think the media has a liberal bias? 
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| Originally posted by AnotherWay83 there isn't a single - not one - station that's airing an anti-bush documentary of that length. |
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| Originally posted by .montecarlo. maybe not in the US... http://www.cbc.ca/passionateeyesund...ure_171004.html |
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| Originally posted by AnotherWay83 technically, a 2 point lead IS a dead heat, because it is within the margin of error. ![]() and quit with the "liberal media bias". isn't sinclair broadcasting group airing a 90 minute anti-kerry documentary sometime soon? and that too on all of its 62 affiliated stations? there isn't a single - not one - station that's airing an anti-bush documentary of that length. still think the media has a liberal bias? |
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CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL October 14-16 Choice for President Likely Registered Voters Voters LIKELY VOTERS Bush 52% (+9% from previous poll) Kerry 44% Nader 1% REGISTERED VOTERS Bush 49% Kerry 46% Nader 1% CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL FOR RELEASE: Sunday, October 17 at noon Interviews with 1,013 adult Americans, including 788 likely voters and 942 registered voters, conducted by telephone on October 14-16, 2004 Although Americans think John Kerry did the best job in the debates, that has not translated into an increase in his popularity, which in turn means that he appears to have lost a little ground to Bush. Among registered voters, a 48%-48% tie is now a 49%-46% edge for Bush -- not much of a difference and, with the sampling error, not a significant change. The Gallup likely voter model, which identified those respondents who are most likely to cast a ballot, is magnifying those shifts, with a 49%-48% advantage for Kerry turning into a 52%-44% lead for Bush. What's going on? For one thing, the charge that Kerry is too liberal, which Bush emphasized mostly in the third and last debate on Wednesday night, seems to be sticking. Nearly half say Kerry's political views are too liberal. (Four in ten say Bush is too conservative.) But didn't Kerry win the debate? Yes, as with the first two debates, the public thinks Kerry did the better job on Wednesday night. But as Al Gore learned in 2000, winning a debate on points does not necessarily translate into votes or make a candidate more popular. As in 2000, Bush's favorable ratings -- Americans view of him as a person -- went up after a debate that he lost. Kerry's favorable rating has remained flat. Republicans seem more enthusiastic about the election, and thus more likely to vote, as reflected in the Gallup likely voter model. Bush may have energized his base in the final debate at the expense of not appealing to a wider audience -- but he managed to do so in a way that made him more popular than Kerry. CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL October 14-16 Likely Voters' Choice for President Now Oct. 9-10 Bush 52% 48% Kerry 44 49 Nader 1 1 Sampling error: +/-4% pts QUESTION: Now, suppose that the presidential election were being held today, and it included John Kerry and John Edwards as the Democratic candidates, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney as the Republican candidates, and Ralph Nader and Peter Camejo as independent candidates. Would you vote for Kerry and Edwards, the Democrats,Bush and Cheney, the Republicans, or Nader and Camejo, the independent candidates? |
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| Originally posted by AnotherWay83 technically, a 2 point lead IS a dead heat, because it is within the margin of error. ![]() and quit with the "liberal media bias". isn't sinclair broadcasting group airing a 90 minute anti-kerry documentary sometime soon? and that too on all of its 62 affiliated stations? there isn't a single - not one - station that's airing an anti-bush documentary of that length. still think the media has a liberal bias? |
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| Originally posted by Spacey Orange how do you explain fox and the softball questions bush gets from reporters? |
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| Originally posted by Spacey Orange u really think they are tough on bush and his cabal, post 9/11, pre-war, post-invasion? ok. |

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| Originally posted by St_Andrew just a thought, wouldnt it be worse for a candidate to be in a slight lead? cause that would mean that people that support that candidate dont feel it is as important to go vote but the persons that supports the other candidate, will think it is much more important to go vote. |
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| Originally posted by Spacey Orange That's the funniest line i've read here. R U kidding me? King George mentions 9/11 and the Iraq war every chance he gets to squeeze it into any discussion. Hello? What you call bush-bashing, i call putting the spotlight on his record (and media hardly does that enough), not under the admsintsration spin. Simple as that. Why do you think he was perceived to do so poorly in the debates? Because the public has a spinned perception of him so much, that they don't know him. When they saw him, they were utterly dissappointed. That's who he is, mumbler, confused, distracted, simple-minded. |
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| Originally posted by speedracer_mec Yea thats why the average American say Kerry Won Debate, But Voter Preferences Remain the Same....according to most polls. These polls remained tucked in away from the average American. Yea Kerry certainly moved everyone to his side. Why? Explain that to me? http://abcnews.go.com/sections/poli...oll_040930.html ![]() |
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| This kind of outcome is typical in presidential debates, which tend to reinforce viewers' preferences rather than change them. But the debates � an essential window on the candidates' styles as well as their substance � can affect the race more subtly as voters move toward their final judgments. The results of this survey are not among all registered or likely voters; instead they are among registered voters who watched the debate Thursday night. They are, however, similar to the race overall, 51 percent to 45 percent among likely voters in an ABC News/Washington Post poll earlier this week |
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| Originally posted by Spacey Orange That's easy. Spin doctors and simple-minded, non-critical thinking americans. Bush has a much better politcal machine and americans, we'll just leave it as i wrote. |
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| Originally posted by .montecarlo. it explains it in the article you just posted... |
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Poll: Presidential race still tight Kerry's debate showing not translating to popularity Sunday, October 17, 2004 Posted: 6:06 PM EDT (2206 GMT) The poll said 46 percent thought Sen. John Kerry did a better job in the third debate than President Bush. (CNN) -- Although Americans think Sen. John Kerry did the best job in the debates, the Democratic nominee appears to have lost some ground to President Bush in the popularity contest, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Sunday. The poll interviewed 1,013 adult Americans by telephone Thursday through Saturday, including 942 who identified themselves as registered voters and 788 who indicated they were likely to vote. In the previous Gallup poll, taken October 9-10 after the second debate on October 8, Kerry and Bush were tied at 48 percent among registered voters. (Full story) The latest poll, taken after the third and final debate last Wednesday in Tempe, Arizona, indicated an edge of 49 percent to 46 percent for Bush among the same group. That is still practically even -- given the margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. The October 9-10 poll had a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points. But among likely voters Bush had a larger spread -- 52 percent to 44 percent. That compared with a 49 percent to 46 percent edge for Bush in the previous poll. Independent candidate Ralph Nader had 1 percent among both groups in each poll. In the most recent poll, 46 percent of all those interviewed thought Kerry did a better job than Bush, who had 32 percent. Yet as Democrat Al Gore learned in 2000, winning a debate on points does not necessarily translate into electoral votes. As in 2000, Bush's favorability ratings -- how Americans view him as a person -- went up after a debate that voters say he lost -- from 51 percent in the October 9-10 poll to 55 percent in the most recent poll. Kerry's favorability rating remained flat, at 52 percent in both polls. The question had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. One reason Kerry has not been able to translate his debate showing into a lead in the popularity contest could be that voters think he is too liberal. Bush emphasized that label at Wednesday's debate, and it seems to be sticking. Nearly half of all respondents -- 47 percent -- in the most recent poll said Kerry's political views are too liberal. Four in 10 said Bush is too conservative. The margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage points. Kerry got one major advantage out of the debates. Fifty-seven percent of all respondents saw him as able to handle the job of commander in chief -- compared with 53 percent in an October 1-3 Gallup poll and 49 percent in a September 24-26 poll. Yet Bush is still seen as a better commander in chief and a stronger leader, by a 53 percent to 44 percent margin. The margin of error on those questions was plus or minus 5 percentage points. Bush also apparently picked up ground on education and health care in the third debate, which concentrated on domestic issues. In the most recent poll, 49 percent of all respondents said he would do a better job on education than Kerry, who had 46 percent. The October 9-10 poll had Bush at 43 percent and Kerry at 50 percent. On health care, 52 percent now say Kerry would do a better job, compared with 56 percent in the previous poll. Bush's percentages went up from 37 percent to 43 percent. Those questions had a margin of error of 3 percentage points. Republicans seem more enthusiastic about the election (77 percent) than do Democrats (65 percent) and thus more likely to vote, as reflected in Gallup's likely voter model. Respondents who identified themselves a Bush voters were also nearly unanimous in thinking their candidate would win -- 88 percent. A quarter of Kerry voters said they think their candidate would lose. Regardless of how they are planning to vote, Americans appear to think this is the most important election in recent memory. When asked whether the outcome matters more than in previous elections, 72 percent of all respondents said yes, compared with 47 percent in 2000 and 41 percent in 1996. All those questions had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points |
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| Originally posted by AnotherWay83 and quit with the "liberal media bias". isn't sinclair broadcasting group airing a 90 minute anti-kerry documentary sometime soon? and that too on all of its 62 affiliated stations? there isn't a single - not one - station that's airing an anti-bush documentary of that length. still think the media has a liberal bias? |
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| Originally posted by speedracer_mec I already stated the margin of error nonsense. Acknowdledging who has a lead is different. If Kerry had the lead he will be hailed and have his dick sucked by the media. THis is the new poll out by CNN/GALLUP POLL BUSH UP BY 8 now... Is the media even reporting this or even showing it on their website without having to dig deep??? The media is ridiculous..Im glad Americans are not swaying to John skerry though. and http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-sr...4/charting.html |
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| Originally posted by speedracer_mec Also the media should also mention that Kerry has only led 4 times in the last 57 major Polls. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/bush_vs_kerry.html Yup but its a deadlock heat.....never mentioning or highlighting a BUSH LEAD with the same effect as pushing a KERRY BOOST to the extreme -_-;; |
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| Originally posted by tecnolover Yes. The majority do. I'm glad sinclair is airing that show, it will add some balance to the media's blatant bias towards Kerry this whole campaign. |
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| I'm also glad to see Fahrenhype 911 http://www.fahrenhype911.com to counter that idiots movie and prove he is a liar. |
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| I'm also still very pissed that Dan Rather still hasn't offered and official appology to our president for the mistake. |
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| Instead they just play the victim role. It's very uncourteous and unprofessional. time for Rather to retire. |
In other news, the Reuters/Zogby poll has the race neck and neck - both at 45%:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm..._poll_monday_dc
Just yesterday Zogby had Bush up 2%. Some say that Zogby and the Rasmussen polls are the most reliable. I dunno - as I've said before, I can't take any polls too seriously anymore. I personally think we're in for a pretty big surprise with all the newly registered voters, provided that most of the new ones vote that is. That's a big IF, I know, but I just have a feeling there.
I hate polls. I'm gettin' to that point where I just want the damn thing to end.
Bush is giving yet another "major address" on all the cable networks. This is the second time this slimy bastard has utilized that darn liberal media to give "major addresses" and "policy speeches", only for them to be more fucking campaign stump vitriol crap towards his opponent.
Equal time given to Kerry? Was there equal time given to him the 1st time Bush pulled this bullshit on the cable networks few weeks back?
Damn that liberal media.
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