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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (150183)	11/1/2004 10:49:37 AM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (2) of 281500

Many polls are just ads using a different technique. The media polls have a bias toward the appearance of a close race. This keeps more viewers tuned in. Kerry has been ahead for weeks, but the polls have used a skewed ratio of Republican/Democrat percentages to weight their poll. They didn't want the race to appear to be a blowout or people wouldn't watch their TV all day. In Texas there seems to be a last minute movement to Badnarik, the libertarian. This is from ex-Bush supporters who don't want to tell their friends that they voted for Kerry. It's ultimately insignificant. TP

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