Kerry -- WAY WAY OFF THREAD BUT INTERESTING.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Yes, of course. And those polls accurately reflected voter preferences
at
the time. Polls don't purport to show what the preferences will
necessarily
be in the future. Everyone understands that distinction, don't they?

You truly believe that those polls were accurate? You've got more faith
in
pollsters than I do.

Or, I suppose, one could conclude that the polls WERE accurate, and that
those Democrats who supported Dean so strongly simply showed the loyalty
of
a bunch of alley cats?

Huh? How do you infer the strength of any individual's support from the
poll results? A bunch of people are asked to express whatever (perhaps very
small) preference they may have at the moment, well before the actual vote.
Is there some reason that such a preference should establish a debt of
"loyalty" that overrides future deliberations or developments?

--Gary

Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Is there some reason that such a preference should establish a debt of
"loyalty" that overrides future deliberations or developments?

How far in the "future" should we assume someone's loyalty? A month? A
week? The polls showed Dean was favored by the majority of Democrats in
Iowa -- right up till the last day.

And they were totally wrong.

Now that may have something to do with the caucus structure, which (IMHO) is
completely bogus, but I think it also says something about polls. And,
perhaps, Democrats.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Is there some reason that such a preference should establish a debt of
"loyalty" that overrides future deliberations or developments?

How far in the "future" should we assume someone's loyalty? A month? A
week?

Until the flight strip is discarded. :-) (Sorry, that's a reference to
another thread here--one that's actually on-topic.)

--Gary