I don't want to hear any BS remarks telling me to 'quarantine myself' and HR's will go to anyone and everyone who uses the phrase 'concern troll.'
Look at my UID before you start hatin'.
Are you freakin' kidding me? It's time to hit the panic button. Gallup poll shows 55-38, a 17-point margin - a huge convention bounce that has me extremely worried.
What the HELL is going on?
UPDATE # 1 : Read the damn diary before you stroke out !
UPDATE # 2 : On the REC list, thanks ! Glad to see I'm not the only one who's freaking out.
(MORE BELOW THE JUMP)
- Lead Widens, According to New Poll
New York Times
July 26, 1988
In the aftermath of the Democratic National Convention, the party's nominee, Michael S. Dukakis, has expanded his lead among registered voters over Vice President Bush, the probable Republican nominee, according to a Gallup Poll.
This was among the findings of a national public opinion poll of 948 registered voters conducted late last week for Newsweek magazine by the Gallup Organization. The telephone interviews took place on July 21, which was the last night of the convention, and on the night after that.
Fifty-five percent of the 948 registered voters interviewed in the poll said they preferred to see Mr. Dukakis win the 1988 Presidential election, while 38 percent said they preferred to see Mr. Bush win. The poll had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus four percentage points.
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Time to hit the panic button ! ! ! !
PANIC !
PANIC ! !
PANIC ! ! !
UPDATE # 3: The purpose of this diary, for those who need it spelled out in big, billboard-sized, blood-red, capital letters is this :
National Polls 2 months, or 3 months, or 3 and a half months, before a presidential election are WORTHLESS. Hear me ? WORTHLESS.
Sitting around with 2 months to go, freaking yourself out into the stratosphere about a Gallup poll here, or a Zogby poll there, is really silly when you think about it. Take a breath, step away from the computer, donate/raise $, give of your time & talent, and talk to everyone you know about why you support Obama and they should too.
Final Note - Oh, and if it's not crystal-clear enough from this diary, Dukakis was up 17 % after the Dem convention and 14 weeks later he pretty much got his butt kicked by George HW Bush in the 1988 election. I doubt McCain thinks he has it in the bag, and I doubt Obama is sitting around thinking all is lost, so why should we ?