One of the features of the Blogger program I use to compose this blog is the ability to conduct straw polls.
This week a poll on the Congressional race revealed a close contest between Rep. Bill Owens and likely challenger Matt Doheny.
While the technology limits you to one vote per computer, it is possible to orchestrate a different result by voting from multiple computers or by creating an email tree of people voting.
The partisans are carping about the other side manipulating the poll and to an extent that's surely true in both cases.
However, when you figure all of that cancels out, the close numbers probably do represent the truly close nature of this race.
The campaigns have their own internal polling and the media cannot afford polling, so snapshots of the race are hard to come by.
Today we will do a poll on the Senate race, but the results must always be viewed through the prism of the word "straw poll".
8 comments:
Are you afraid to admit Matt isn't that popular.
Technology does not limit you to one vote per computer.
All someone has to do is sign into your blog with Google Chrome. Vote. Go to tools in the right hand corner, clear browsing data, refresh page, vote again.
It's no big secret how to do it. Try it yourself Mayor and see how easy it is. No email trees or multiple computers needed.
polls don't carry much weight at all the ONLY poll that counts is ELECTION day-- otherwise it's strictly people messin widcha ! :)
All you have to do is come to your site to vote and then leave. Then you clear the browsing history and come back to your site and you can vote as many times as you want by doing that. So scientific!
How can this be a fair vote.. You are so taken by Matt Doheny and what he does and stands for there is no possible way anyone would consider this a fair and unbiased vote..
The News paper in Glen Falls is in the process of conducting a poll and its very one sided as of now in favor of Owens...
clear internet history and vote over and over and over again.
It was neck and neck. Then Owens/Pelosi gained 100 votes in about 10 minutes. Dannie and his illegals must have just pulled up in their bus. Forget the poll. It was hacked.
Okay guys, I have a confession to make. I did in fact vote multiple times for Matt Doheny by repeatedly clearing my browsing history. I lost count after 100 or so. I couldn’t help myself because I just can’t bear the thought of that librul weenie Owens winning and Danny getting any satisfaction from it. Because, as you all know by now, I hate Danny. Sorry, I won’t do it again, honest.
Hey, by the way, I see Patty is way ahead that newcomer Amy Tressider. Go Patty!
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