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Re: Americans Want Debate to Go On -- Political Wire

DayTrader — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:35:39 -0000

Interesting datapoint of a poll but basically worthless

http://www.pollster.com/blo...

Setting aside the results aside, however, we ought to stop and ask ourselves: Does it make any sense to try to interview 1,000 Americans over a two-hour span in the middle of a work day?

Presumably anticipating that sort of question, SurveyUSA offers the following "caveats:"

This survey was completed in middle of unprecedented and fast-changing news events. This survey should be viewed as a freeze-frame snapshot of public opinion at a unique moment in American history. Opinions can and should be expected to change as news events unfold. SurveyUSA did not characterize Senator McCain's comments nor Senator Obama's comments in any way in the research questionnaire.

Yes, of course, the opinions expressed are liable to change. Republicans, for example, would likely have reacted differently had they heard about McCain's announcement. But the caveat misses a bigger problem. It is an extreme stretch to treat a bunch of calls made over the span of an hour or two on a Wednesday afternoon as a representative snapshot of what "Americans" are thinking. Rather, what we have is a snapshot of the public opinion of those Americans who happened to be at home during the daytime weighted demographically to match all Americans.

And if you think that demographic weights can make a potential skew this big disappear, read the post on cell phones from last night. Approximately 15% of American in cell-phone only households are missing from surveys that sample only landline phones. How many were missing from this quick reaction poll because they were at work?

Re: Omea Bleg: Why Do Entries Get Scrambled?

DayTrader — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:27:46 -0000

One issue I have heard some mention as a rare problem is the reader drops a feed off just like you unsubscribed from the feed.

To protect yourself from that, do a File>Export Feed Descriptions to an opml file and save it away in another directory somewhere and if your feed list get crumped just do a file import and browse to where you saved the OPML file and it will re establish all your feeds just like the last time you exported it to save it out.

Re: Omea Bleg: Why Do Entries Get Scrambled?

DayTrader — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:22:42 -0000

Capt

You have mail on how to use the dbrepair.exe program which should be in

c:\Program Files\JetBrains\Omea directory by default

Run it from a command prompt window not from the run command or by clicking on the executable in windows explorer otherwise the program just runs and exits all by itself after testing the database only.

Re: Omea Bleg: Why Do Entries Get Scrambled?

DayTrader — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:46:55 -0000

Capt

I was using the basic reader for almost a year and recently upgraded to the Pro Version since it is now free.

It looks like they may have stopped development on it , but for me it has been as solid as a rock.

Only once due to a power outage did I have to go in and rebuild the data base, which you have to do in a dos window.

I will send you an email on how to do that in a few, but it is in the help files I think.

I sent you an email a few days ago on the upgrade when I did it, because you had mentioned how it was loading down your machine.

That was due to the initial indexing of all the files in your 'My Documents' directory or any others you set up in the options for the program so that the search function will also pick up any files you have that also match the search string, sort of like Google desktop search.

One that indexing is done, the load returns to normal for the program.

Right now I am carrying almost 500 RSS feeds in my Omea and I have the email setup to work along with Outlook as well as the Calendar and Task functions.

The only odd thing I had happen is by accidentally hitting the labels above the RSS feeds I ended up sorting them by Subject instead of newest first like I prefer and I just had to reclick on the title bars to get the proper sort order.

I have a tree structure of about 100 categories for tagging my clips and a tree structure for all my RSS feeds.

I you both the clipping and tagging along with attaching annotations if necessary and it really is a help when going back for research.

Re: Palin's In

DayTrader — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:29:40 -0000

If that is the case, make it someone beside Charlie.

Mc needs someone who can draw votes in states he is weakest on and Alask would add little to the mix.

Re: A Farewell To BlogTalkRadio

DayTrader — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:41:56 -0000

Capt what is the status on posting at The Ruckus.

Is that a separate contract?

You had so many irons in the fire it was hard to keep track of them all.

LOL and Best Wishes.

Re: The Road Goes Ever On

DayTrader — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:43:44 -0000

Capt

What will be the status of your other efforts like Heading Right and such.

Care to update which ones will still be active and which will go dark?

Re: First We Smear You, Then Any Response Is War

DayTrader — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:29:38 -0000

Possibly they were hoping that this story would result in one of McCain's temper flare ups and he didn't rise to their bait.

Good strategic move on his part.

Re: First We Smear You, Then Any Response Is War

DayTrader — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:24:53 -0000

What is really strange here is that the NYT was discussing this story with the campaign back in December before they endorsed McCain in January.

Sort of leaves them endorsing a play around guy or the left hand didn't know what the lefter hand was doing.

Re: Potomac Primary Live Blog

DayTrader — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:37:12 -0000

That only works out to 62% of the vote but since he really ended up near 64% this implies the polls were understated for what he actually won for each gender

Re: Potomac Primary Live Blog

DayTrader — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:11:14 -0000

Capt said

8:50 - DC is finally reporting - and reporting fast. It's McCain in a walk, 67%-17%. It's an interesting fact that 49% of the precincts reporting has brought 2,220 Republican votes -- and 53,000 Democratic votes.

Well DC is only 8% registered Republicans per the CNN profile

Re: Potomac Primary Live Blog

DayTrader — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:49:09 -0000

Now they just reported first results from DC and called for Obama McCain on CNN

Re: Potomac Primary Live Blog

DayTrader — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:35:35 -0000

Polls just closed in MD CNN calls for Obama McCain

Re: Potomac Primary Live Blog

DayTrader — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:11:20 -0000

CNN and FOX called for McCain

Re: Potomac Primary Live Blog

DayTrader — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:09:49 -0000

President

Last Reported: Feb 12 2008 9:05PM EST
Precincts Reporting:
1,998 of 2,472 (80.82%)

Voter Turnout:
317,494 of 4,466,223 active voters (7.108%)
317,494 of 4,618,981 total voters (6.873%)

John McCain 157,274 49.53%

Mike Huckabee 130,546 41.11%

Ron Paul 15,402 4.85%

Mitt Romney 9,794 3.08%

Fred D. Thompson 3,261 1.02%

Rudy Giuliani 1,217 0.38%

Re: Potomac Primary Live Blog

DayTrader — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:02:12 -0000

For the 2004 primary there were 3,950,936 active and 4,254,648 voters in VA

Re: Potomac Primary Live Blog

DayTrader — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:54:59 -0000

there was a crossover vote of 8% of the people voting in the dem primary were Republicans per the exit poll.

Re: Potomac Primary Live Blog

DayTrader — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:44:12 -0000

President

Last Reported: Feb 12 2008 8:40PM EST
Precincts Reporting:
1,761 of 2,472 (71.23%)

Voter Turnout:
507,369 of 4,466,215 active voters (11.36%)
507,369 of 4,618,969 total voters (10.98%)

Barack Obama 325,398 64.13%

Hillary Clinton 176,123 34.71%

John Edwards 2,831 0.55%

Dennis J. Kucinich 1,613 0.31%

Bill Richardson 981 0.19%

Joe Biden 423 0.08%

Re: Potomac Primary Live Blog

DayTrader — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:37:50 -0000

President

Last Reported: Feb 12 2008 8:27PM EST
Precincts Reporting:
1,554 of 2,472 (62.86%)

Voter Turnout:
223,601 of 4,466,223 active voters (5.006%)
223,601 of 4,618,981 total voters (4.840%)

John McCain 106,010 47.41%

Mike Huckabee 98,586 44.09%

Ron Paul 9,657 4.31%

Mitt Romney 6,741 3.01%

Fred D. Thompson 1,743 0.77%

Rudy Giuliani 864 0.38%

Re: Potomac Primary Live Blog

DayTrader — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:34:46 -0000

Last Reported: Feb 12 2008 8:27PM EST
John McCain 106,010 47.41% Precincts Reporting:
1,554 of 2,472 (62.86%)

Voter Turnout:
223,601 of 4,466,223 active voters (5.006%)
223,601 of 4,618,981 total voters (4.840%) Votes by County/City

Votes by District

Mike Huckabee 98,586 44.09%

Ron Paul 9,657 4.31%

Mitt Romney 6,741 3.01%

Fred D. Thompson 1,743

Re: Potomac Primary Live Blog

DayTrader — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:32:37 -0000

http://www.elections.state....

link for last update

Re: Potomac Primary Live Blog

DayTrader — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:30:37 -0000

Maryland says they are holding polls open till 9:30 EST

Re: Potomac Primary Live Blog

DayTrader — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:25:40 -0000

nothing for ABC or MSNBC either on MD or DC

Re: Potomac Primary Live Blog

DayTrader — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:23:21 -0000

8:20 EST and no reports from MD or DC by CNN or Fox

Re: Potomac Primary Live Blog

DayTrader — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:12:31 -0000

State shows current rep votes 150k (46%) Fox has about 100k (24%) CNN 132k (34%)