Slog - Comments on Slog Tracking Poll: Results

Comment by elenchos

elenchos — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:21:10 -0800

It could also be that somebody linked to this poll on a bunch of Edwards web sites today. Or maybe the demographics that support Obama and Clinton didn't go to work today. Or maybe lots of new people are reading the Slog, and they all got here from mannequinfucking.com, a hotbed of Edwards fans. Dan's fault, as usual.

There's actually an infinite number of explanations. Since your sample is not random, your poll will always be at the mercy of evil influences.

Why don't you email the question to a random sample of Slog posters, and only accept one reply from each email address? That would be scientific.

I for one didn't vote 50 times today. I'm not lying.

...or AM I?

Comment by konstantConsumer

konstantConsumer — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:56:37 -0800

i've been voting for him since we started this, so i'm ok with it.

Comment by Gomez

Gomez — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:58:07 -0800

I chose Kucinich. I'm souring on Obama. Could others be as well, as Edwards maintains his base of fans and Obama and Hillary keep kicking their tonsils?

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:00:19 -0800

It wasn't me.

Comment by kid icarus

kid icarus — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:06:37 -0800

Of course it was, Mr. Poe.

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:45:53 -0800

Sherioushly.

Comment by amp

amp — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:42:02 -0800

I voted a couple hours ago and Obama was in the lead, with Clinton at like 20-something percent, and Edwards in third. There were also significantly fewer votes. Although, why someone would want to skew a poll like this is beyond me.

Comment by amp

amp — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:42:12 -0800

Comment by vooodooo84

vooodooo84 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:43:54 -0800

Maybe the people biggest douche in the world decided to organize against this farce

Comment by IMAdrgQ

IMAdrgQ — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:49:51 -0800

No Nig-Nogs for me!

Comment by vooodooo84

vooodooo84 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:52:26 -0800

wow, why the hell did i put people in that sentence?

Comment by bam!

bam! — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:54:42 -0800

I don't know. Only the biggest douche in the world would.

Comment by dirty girl

dirty girl — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:21:56 -0800

i would love to meet a giant, talking douche.

Comment by M

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:42:57 -0800

Kucinich is the only one who is even remotely sensible. So of course he doesn't stand a chance - this is the land of non-sense.

Comment by Finally, an interesting conversation.

Finally, an interesting conversation. — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:49:41 -0800

@13

Discuss.

Comment by Chris in Tampa

Chris in Tampa — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:55:45 -0800

This poll has 400 more votes than any of the previous polls had.

Comment by vooodooo84

vooodooo84 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:18:59 -0800

http://www.flakmag.com/opinion/hipsterbush.html
Bush is the true and ultimate hipster

Comment by Mahtli69

Mahtli69 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:44:16 -0800

A couple of possibilities ...

1. Former Obama supporters realize he's a nincompoop, to the benefit of Edwards.

2. Slog voters, finally realizing that Gore is not running under any circumstances, turn their attention to another white male who might actually have a chance at winning.

3. The usual ballot stuffing and unscientific polling.

I select #3.

Comment by vooodooo84

vooodooo84 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:22:39 -0800

18 on question 2, the other polls always did an alternative without Gore so that possibility is pretty moot.

Comment by vooodooo84

vooodooo84 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:24:33 -0800

@18 and on question 1, that would mean Hillary is getting absolutely crushed, with 66% of the slogo-sphere against her she would have no chance in the Capitol hill neighborhood association by-elections

Comment by Amelia

Amelia — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:50:00 -0800

Meeeee

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:30:36 -0800

There is no truth to the rumor that the secret Edwards state office that doesn't exist has a lot of volunteer staffers.

Hey, Edwards would be a great VP for Obama as well.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:35:45 -0800

I looked at the poll several times during the day. At one point there were around 650 votes, and Edwards was a distant third, maybe 10%. Of the last 400 votes, Edwards has to have gotten almost all of them. Throw it out.

Comment by Richard

Richard — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:41:14 -0800

I Love Edwards. John Edwards' wife that is.