Decius wrote:
] k wrote:
] Wrapping back around, what I am saying is that most of the
] commentators I'm reading who are opposed to this aren't
] arguing about the question, they're arguing that Bush is
] trying to take over the world. The right, by the same token,
] seems to reflexively support this idea for entirely partisan
] reasons. Its getting on my nerves.

[ That's definitely fair, and speaks to sort of an endemic problem these days... ]

] Yeah, exit polls from day one would impact the results of day
] two.

[ .. well, there's nothing saying you have to let people take exit polls, or let them publish them at least, until later, but no matter what, people would talk, news would leak, and the voting on day 5 would differ substantially from the voting on day 1. ..]

] What do you mean by well timed? Is there something else going
] on that we're not paying attention to because of this?

[ The 9/11 report comes out tomorrow and the Dem. convention starts monday. Undoubtedly the report will get coverage, and it may be enough to push this thing into minimal coverage mode where it belongs, or I hope so at least. But it still distracts from Kerry's last minute pre-convention campaigning (since he has to spend all his money by next thursday), requiring him to waste time answering questions about it and refuting accusations of wrongdoing. Also, this investigation into Berger has been ongoing since October. It seems incredibly coincidental that it would come to public light just now, after 9 months. -k]

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