Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Phantom Power
[/U]
This is what I have been thinking about all day...
But I've been more impressed by how all the media, how EVERYONE it seemed was so pro-Democrat, so pro-Kerry, so anti-Bush. I mean, every bit of news you watched talked about Kerry's winning the debates, or Kerry's ahead on the opinion polls or Kerry this and that... and yet, everyone was wrong... I admit, I've been watching the Boston news here on the east coast, and obviously it's pretty hardcore Democrat country here, but even in Canada all we've been hearing and reading about is how everyone hates Bush and wants Kerry in. I assumed this sentiment was fairly strong across the US.
I guess the media had me brainwashed. Fully expecting a Kerry win. But I have to admit I'm happy with the outcome ( assuming it is a Bush win )
|
I don't know why you interpreted what you saw the way you did. All the broadcasts I saw relied on 'soft' voters who viewed the debates to draw their conclusions that Kerry had won, not their internal support. Even Fox joined the other networks in ceding the point kerry won the debates.
What they did say was that kerry was leading on a lot of issues. But they never predicted a win. They always said that Bush was leading on terrorism, and if that was the overriding issues, then Bush would win. If it was about the economy, then kerry would win. And that's exactly what we see in the exit polls, except for the voters claiming that moral issues were their numero uno factor.
In regards to the original post's description of Ohio: You are only counting provisional ballots, but you left absentee ballots from the tally.