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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (80081)	10/23/2004 11:41:38 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 793927

>>Just goes to show you the power of incumbency. Just shows how pathetic Kerry is.

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (80081)	10/23/2004 1:06:00 PM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793927

John Kerry is out jogging one morning and notices Little Hannah on the corner with a box. Curious he runs over to Hannah and says, "What's in the box, little lady?" Hannah says, "Kittens, they're brand new kittens." John Kerry laughs and says, "What kind of kittens are they?" "Democrats," says Hannah. "Oh that's cute," he says and goes on his way. A couple of days later, John Kerry is running with his buddy Ted Kennedy (and Al Sharpton . . . ) and he spies Little Hannah with her box just ahead. Sen. Kerry says to Ted, "You gotta check this out, and they both jog over to Hannah. Sen. Kerry says, "Look in the box, Ted, isn't that cute? Look at those little kittens. Hey, kid, tell my friend Teddy what kind of kittens they are." Hannah replies, "They're Republicans." "Whoa!" John Kerry exclaims in total surprise. "I came by here the other day and you told me they were Democrats. What changed?" Hannah explained pointing into the box, "Their eyes are open."

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (80081)	10/23/2004 4:55:55 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793927

think polls are very scientific. There is no doubt about it, no matter what they say about cell phones etc, Bush is ahead in scientific polling Nah, don't let anyone kid you, polling is still an art form even among the best. How to get a random sample, how to determine who is really going to vote, how to find defects in your sample and correct them, it's a guessing game even among the best pros. People are simply not truthful about certain things (eg. they will always overreport their intention to vote) so you can't just ask them. If the polls were really scientific, they would all cluster in a 3% - 4% range; the actual range is over 10%.