Bounce over??

[anatta]

From www.rasmussenreports.com (http://www.rasmussenreports.com) (Bush 1st column)

Today 47.3 47.3
Sept 6 47.6 46.5
Sept 5 47.6 46.4
Sept 4 49.1 44.7
Sept 3 49 45
Sept 2 49 45
Sept 1 47 47
Aug 31 47 46
Aug 30 47 46
Aug 29 48 45
Aug 28 47 46
Aug 27 46 46
Aug 26 47 46

[GWB]

Lets keep the numbers down, I don't want to raise expectations too high. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

Rasmussen is a 3 day rolling average. Saturday's results were included in the top 3 dates on your list.

This is what they say about Saturday:[b]

Our current poll includes a Saturday sample that is way out of synch with all the days before it and with the Sunday data that followed. In fact, Saturday's one-day sample showed a big day for Kerry while all the days surrounding it showed a decent lead for the President.

source (http://www.rasmussenreports.com/Poll%20Differences%20Sept%206.htm)

[adios]

We're close enough to the November polls that a lot of these polls are meaningless now IMO. Both campaigns seem to be kicking it into high gear.

[anatta]

I guess its too late to move the election to a Saturday. /images/graemlins/crazy.gif

[andyfox]

Now you bring up an interesting point. If we want to increase the number of eligible voters who actually vote, we should have a two-day election, Saturday and Sunday, rather than the archaic first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

[MMMMMM]

I suspect increasing the number of people who vote might actually be a bad idea.

[andyfox]

Elitist. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[MMMMMM]

Maintain their right to vote, but don't encourage them too much;-)

[GWB]

An update (no Saturday results in today's poll)
Still a close election:

Date Bush Kerry
Today 48.2 46.5
Sept 7 47.3 47.3
Sept 6 47.6 46.5
Sept 5 47.6 46.4
Sept 4 49.1 44.7
Sept 3 49 45
Sept 2 49 45
Sept 1 47 47
Aug 31 47 46
Aug 30 47 46
Aug 29 48 45
Aug 28 47 46
Aug 27 46 46
Aug 26 47 46