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volokh.com - 11/3/2008
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Today's polls released so far show everything from a 47-45% Obama lead (well within the margin of error), with 8% undecided, in the TIPP poll, to a 52-43-5 result in the...

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Today's Polls, 11/1
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/2/2008
Today's Polls, 11/1
— fivethirtyeight.com — This is beginning to look like a five-state election. Those states are Virginia, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Nevada. Essentially all relevant electoral scenarios involve some combination of these five states. I should caution that by far the most ... (more) Today's Polls, 11/1

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americanthinker.com - 11/3/2008
Say Goodbye to America
— americanthinker.com — When the sun rises on November 5, regardless of who the president-elect is, a more un-United States than has existed since the Civil War will wake to dispute the results of the disgusting campaign that has mercifully come to an end. (more) Say Goodbye to America

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Today's Polls, 3 AM Edition (11/3)
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/3/2008
Today's Polls, 3 AM Edition (11/3)
— fivethirtyeight.com — Barack Obama's position has become somewhat stronger since our update this afternoon. We now have him with a 5.8 point lead in the national popular vote, and winning the election 96.3 percent of the time. Earlier today, those figures were 5.4 and ... (more) Today's Polls, 3 AM Edition (11/3)

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The Real Margin Of Error
Classical Values — The Real Margin Of Error I was over visiting The Volokh Conspiracy's discussion of the polls. And I Said something like: America is not a predominately socialist/communist country. As to why the polls are wrong: the pollsters are cooking the books. Operation Chaos screwed voter ID numbers. Republicans don't like being polled. PUMAs are being seriously under counted. Commenter LM came back at me and said that saying that America is not a socialist/communist country was a veiled smear. Well that set me off for another round. And this is what I said (revised and edited): LM, ...

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