Comments on: Colorado only remaining toss-up state, Hotline says http://coloradoindependent.com/11081/colorado-only-remaining-toss-up-state-hotline-says News you can't get anywhere else Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:21:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: eluning http://coloradoindependent.com/11081/colorado-only-remaining-toss-up-state-hotline-says/comment-page-1#comment-33073 eluning Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:36:31 +0000 http://coloradoindependent.com/?p=11081#comment-33073 Yes, WVa is Obama-lean based on the most recent poll, ARG, which is a Republican polling outfit and which has Obama up 50-42, which is outside the 4 percent margin of error. I imagine it's a lean because that's the first WVa poll to show Obama ahead, previous polls have had McCain up.<br><br>And mathyoo, you're right, most recent polls have shown Obama with healthy leads in Colorado, but this is a projection, not just the result of the latest poll. Hotline also doesn't consider every poll that comes down the pike -- the most recent Colorado poll in its stable is the Denver Post's Mason Dixon poll from a week ago, which showed Obama and McCain in a dead heat. I would imagine Colorado moves at least to Obama-lean in next week's Hotline projection. Yes, WVa is Obama-lean based on the most recent poll, ARG, which is a Republican polling outfit and which has Obama up 50-42, which is outside the 4 percent margin of error. I imagine it's a lean because that's the first WVa poll to show Obama ahead, previous polls have had McCain up.

And mathyoo, you're right, most recent polls have shown Obama with healthy leads in Colorado, but this is a projection, not just the result of the latest poll. Hotline also doesn't consider every poll that comes down the pike — the most recent Colorado poll in its stable is the Denver Post's Mason Dixon poll from a week ago, which showed Obama and McCain in a dead heat. I would imagine Colorado moves at least to Obama-lean in next week's Hotline projection.

]]> By: eluning http://coloradoindependent.com/11081/colorado-only-remaining-toss-up-state-hotline-says/comment-page-1#comment-24426 eluning Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:36:31 +0000 http://coloradoindependent.com/?p=11081#comment-24426 Yes, WVa is Obama-lean based on the most recent poll, ARG, which is a Republican polling outfit and which has Obama up 50-42, which is outside the 4 percent margin of error. I imagine it's a lean because that's the first WVa poll to show Obama ahead, previous polls have had McCain up.<br><br>And mathyoo, you're right, most recent polls have shown Obama with healthy leads in Colorado, but this is a projection, not just the result of the latest poll. Hotline also doesn't consider every poll that comes down the pike -- the most recent Colorado poll in its stable is the Denver Post's Mason Dixon poll from a week ago, which showed Obama and McCain in a dead heat. I would imagine Colorado moves at least to Obama-lean in next week's Hotline projection. Yes, WVa is Obama-lean based on the most recent poll, ARG, which is a Republican polling outfit and which has Obama up 50-42, which is outside the 4 percent margin of error. I imagine it's a lean because that's the first WVa poll to show Obama ahead, previous polls have had McCain up.

And mathyoo, you're right, most recent polls have shown Obama with healthy leads in Colorado, but this is a projection, not just the result of the latest poll. Hotline also doesn't consider every poll that comes down the pike — the most recent Colorado poll in its stable is the Denver Post's Mason Dixon poll from a week ago, which showed Obama and McCain in a dead heat. I would imagine Colorado moves at least to Obama-lean in next week's Hotline projection.

]]> By: eluning http://coloradoindependent.com/11081/colorado-only-remaining-toss-up-state-hotline-says/comment-page-1#comment-18086 eluning Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:36:31 +0000 http://coloradoindependent.com/?p=11081#comment-18086 Yes, WVa is Obama-lean based on the most recent poll, ARG, which is a Republican polling outfit and which has Obama up 50-42, which is outside the 4 percent margin of error. I imagine it's a lean because that's the first WVa poll to show Obama ahead, previous polls have had McCain up.<br><br>And mathyoo, you're right, most recent polls have shown Obama with healthy leads in Colorado, but this is a projection, not just the result of the latest poll. Hotline also doesn't consider every poll that comes down the pike -- the most recent Colorado poll in its stable is the Denver Post's Mason Dixon poll from a week ago, which showed Obama and McCain in a dead heat. I would imagine Colorado moves at least to Obama-lean in next week's Hotline projection. Yes, WVa is Obama-lean based on the most recent poll, ARG, which is a Republican polling outfit and which has Obama up 50-42, which is outside the 4 percent margin of error. I imagine it's a lean because that's the first WVa poll to show Obama ahead, previous polls have had McCain up.

And mathyoo, you're right, most recent polls have shown Obama with healthy leads in Colorado, but this is a projection, not just the result of the latest poll. Hotline also doesn't consider every poll that comes down the pike — the most recent Colorado poll in its stable is the Denver Post's Mason Dixon poll from a week ago, which showed Obama and McCain in a dead heat. I would imagine Colorado moves at least to Obama-lean in next week's Hotline projection.

]]> By: RonThompson http://coloradoindependent.com/11081/colorado-only-remaining-toss-up-state-hotline-says/comment-page-1#comment-18081 RonThompson Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:21:01 +0000 http://coloradoindependent.com/?p=11081#comment-18081 This seems to be off by 5. Are they counting West Virginia for Obama? With Kerry's 252, they're adding Florida 27, Ohio 20, Iowa 7, New Mexico 5, North Carolina 15, Nevada 5, and Virginia 13. That's 344, not 349. This seems to be off by 5. Are they counting West Virginia for Obama? With Kerry's 252, they're adding Florida 27, Ohio 20, Iowa 7, New Mexico 5, North Carolina 15, Nevada 5, and Virginia 13. That's 344, not 349.

]]> By: mathyoo http://coloradoindependent.com/11081/colorado-only-remaining-toss-up-state-hotline-says/comment-page-1#comment-18073 mathyoo Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:37:20 +0000 http://coloradoindependent.com/?p=11081#comment-18073 That seems to be the only poll saying that Colorado is still a toss up state. Every other poll I've seen has Obama leading by at least 4 percentage points, and as many as 10. That seems to be the only poll saying that Colorado is still a toss up state. Every other poll I've seen has Obama leading by at least 4 percentage points, and as many as 10.

]]> By: kb http://coloradoindependent.com/11081/colorado-only-remaining-toss-up-state-hotline-says/comment-page-1#comment-18066 kb Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:44:33 +0000 http://coloradoindependent.com/?p=11081#comment-18066 Elizabeth Cady Stanton , Lucretia Mott and Susan B. Anthony, and all the other women <br>That fought for womens rights, you must believe that Sarah blink and wink Palin is not<br>The end result of your struggles. Our country has produced lots of intelligent smart women. Elizabeth Cady Stanton , Lucretia Mott and Susan B. Anthony, and all the other women
That fought for womens rights, you must believe that Sarah blink and wink Palin is not
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