October 21, 2004
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THURSDAY WHATEVERJust When You Thought
it was just us adults who were getting the vote out and agonizing over the outcome, here comes the Kids Vote poll on Nickelodeon, which (news to me) has been predicting the presidential outcome 100% for the past 4 elections. This should warm the hearts of any fearful Kerry voter because what they predicted is Kerry 57%/Bush 43%. So just for today I’m going to sit back and relax and leave the country in the capable hands of our nation’s children. See Reuter’s article.
Deep Thought: I don’t say that the bird is “good” or the bat is “bad.” But I will say this: at least the bird is less nude.
Today I am grateful for: Those kind of firelogs that clean out your chimney
Guess the Movie: “You think you’re God Almighty, but you know what you are? You’re a cheap, lousy, dirty, stinkin’ mug! And I’m glad what I done to you, ya hear that? I’m glad what I done! ” Answer: On the Waterfront, 1954.
Polls Today: Kerry 271/Bush 257. EVP: “We have 35 new polls today, with updates to the map in 16 states. Wisconsin is the only state that has switched sides as a result of a new Strategic Vision (R) poll showing Bush ahead there 46% to 49%, although this is within the margin of error. Also, Minnesota is now tied according to a new Rasmussen 7-day tracking poll. The changes in the other states do not cause any electoral votes to change.
Survey USA has conducted a poll in 30 states and reported that men are from Bushland and women are from Kerryland. Interestingly enough the state with the biggest gender gap is Georgia, where it is 28%. Those southern belles don’t actually like Kerry (they support Bush by 6%), but the Georgia men prefer Bush by a huge 34%. The gender gap is also very high in Rhode Island, Oregon, Nevada, and Florida. Only in two states, Kansas and North Carolina, does Bush do better among women than among men. Kerry’s advantage with women averages 11%. With the upcoming get-out-the-vote efforts, it won’t be surprising to see the Republicans focusing on men and the Democrats focusing on women.
It is surprising that Bush and Kerry don’t like each other very much. After all they are family: ninth cousins twice removed to be exact. Thanks to politicalwire.com for pointing this out.
End of Day: 8:55 pm
+ = Found a new oil company that is less expensive.
- = Would never have looked if my current oil company hadn’t sent me a computer-generated letter raising my monthly bill by 150% and then when I complained said they keep me at the same rate like it was all a mistake.
Comments (10)
wow, I’ll take that as very good news. it shows heavily what kids are hearing at home.
In my son’s 4th grade class the girls all went Bush and the boys Kerry. More girls than boys in that class.
Kids hear more than we think. Hoping they are right. There is a punkin’ chunkin’ contest here in SC, with names of presidential & vice-presidentials names painted on the pumpkins. The ones that get thrown the farthest are the winners. So far, Bush is winning that one.
I do believe it will be younger people just of voting age energized by fear of a draft and our direction that could be the difference…
Gotta love the kids!
Kids seem to be getting more involved in this sort of thing – or become more aware of the importance of politics.
My youngest knows more about CA’s political process than I do. I love asking her questions.
I sure as heck hope so. Anyway, I have a feeling about Kerry that’s growing, something about his putting some kind of document into the American politic, sort of like Jefferson, that will be unfolding its sanity for a very long time… I don’t know what he’d be like as President, or if he’ll win, but something is buzzing in there… (she sez lookin into her crystal ball) -:)
Wow, it may be time for me to call around. I have natural gas, though.
Sometimes I think that kids poses this uncanny wisdom that makes what they know so much more accurate then what adults know. I think its the ability to look at things for what they really are and to not over think things. Ah to be a kid again!
I have been feeling a momentum in the past couple weeks, Kerry is picking up steam and Bush is lagging behind. It’s hard to know if that will stay the same or continue but I can feel it, hopefully its right