HK wrote:



It's not really interesting. On one of the gun boards I help moderate,
whenever there is a media outlet that has a question about gun control,
everyone on the board urges every one else to pile up so as to change
the outcome of the poll. That's what has happened at the AOL poll -
just piling on.

I sincerely doubt there is any concerted effort by anyone to effect the
AOL poll towards any candidate. The results are biased because the
people who are logging onto that page and who are inclined to spend the
time to "register to vote on the page" does not accurately reflect the
demographics of those who will vote in the Nov. election. Just as
standing on Wall Street and taking a "straw vote", would not be an
accurate reflection of the Nov. election. November's election will see
more young voters and "new" voters than we have historically seen.
Wither you like or hate Obama, you have to admit, he has invigorated
people to believe their vote and their campaign contribution can make a
difference. My son and oldest daughter, both with very limited funds,
who would never have considered contributing to anyone's political
campaign, have contributed to Obama's campaign. If you go to any
gathering, ie baseball game, 4th of July fireworks, etc, you will see a
large army of young people getting people to register to vote. The
fact that Harry believes Obama will win in Nov. is ONLY reason Obama
might lose. In all the years I been reading rec.boats, I have NEVER
seen one of Harry's political forecast to come true.

Harry likes to pretend he has inside political knowledge, and that he
has been involved with national political campaigns but, he is as naive
as anyone I have ever meet.

On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:43:36 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

HK wrote:



It's not really interesting. On one of the gun boards I help moderate,
whenever there is a media outlet that has a question about gun control,
everyone on the board urges every one else to pile up so as to change
the outcome of the poll. That's what has happened at the AOL poll -
just piling on.

I sincerely doubt there is any concerted effort by anyone to effect the
AOL poll towards any candidate. The results are biased because the
people who are logging onto that page and who are inclined to spend the
time to "register to vote on the page" does not accurately reflect the
demographics of those who will vote in the Nov. election. Just as
standing on Wall Street and taking a "straw vote", would not be an
accurate reflection of the Nov. election. November's election will see
more young voters and "new" voters than we have historically seen.
Wither you like or hate Obama, you have to admit, he has invigorated
people to believe their vote and their campaign contribution can make a
difference. My son and oldest daughter, both with very limited funds,
who would never have considered contributing to anyone's political
campaign, have contributed to Obama's campaign. If you go to any
gathering, ie baseball game, 4th of July fireworks, etc, you will see a
large army of young people getting people to register to vote. The
fact that Harry believes Obama will win in Nov. is ONLY reason Obama
might lose. In all the years I been reading rec.boats, I have NEVER
seen one of Harry's political forecast to come true.

Harry likes to pretend he has inside political knowledge, and that he
has been involved with national political campaigns but, he is as naive
as anyone I have ever meet.

Well, maybe we should tape his fingers shut and keep him in a corner
someplace.

I'm glad you mentioned demographics. Most of Obama's base is *not* looking
at a news source on the internet. Cartoons, the Simpsons, and Beavis are
occupying most of their time. They're waiting for that big 'Income
Redistribution in the Sky' to take place.