electoral-vote.com places kerry in the lead

that site goes back and forth a *lot* (as the polls do, really)

very interesting information, though

yep, that's exactly it. pollsters are not allowed to call cell phones and there a whole lot of them out there nowadays, especially among the young'uns. if young people turn out in the numbers i think they're going to, these polls are going to mean jack squat. not to mention the polls target "likely voters." this does nothing to include those that are voting for the first time because of importance.

^^^ cheers

You mean until we get rid of the ridiculous and dangerous popular vote, the Electoral College is useless, right?

Cause that's what I mean.

no, i was just stating that the fox polls have been trending toward kerry as well. that wasn't intended as an endorsement of fox in general or their polls in particular.

Well, at least based on the polling data this seems to be a fairly likely outcome. If it is the case we'll see how Kerry handles a weak mandate. Bush never even acknowledged it.

Either way I still think the electoral college system is stupid.

perhaps just obsolete?

The electoral college was a good idea when the country was first formed, because it was meant to combat the population's inability to get information at the time. Nowadays with TV and the internet, anybody can get ahold of just about any information they want, so it is no longer needed.

I will be glad when it is finally repealed from the constitution.

The thing that causes the skewing is the fact that many young people have done away with home phones and rely entirely on their cells so can't be reached for polling purposes.

My two sisters, my mother and myself will all be doing our part here in Florida to get Bush re-elected (not to mention 9 out of 10 friends).

good luck with all that.

you bastard.