tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post2320161151261947111..comments2023-10-07T07:44:17.892-07:00Comments on The New Englander: Bay Staters overwhelmingly opposed to tax repealThe New Englanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06201310505648616855noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-55364267423015289162008-10-27T13:34:00.000-07:002008-10-27T13:34:00.000-07:00Matt,Good additional points about Bradley. And L....Matt,<BR/><BR/>Good additional points about Bradley. And L. Douglas Wilder won in Virginia, period. <BR/><BR/>I agree that people lie to pollsters on hypotheticals like, "Would it bother you if your daughter brought home a person of such-and-such ethnicity?" but it seems strange to me that on an up-or-down type of poll like "Who will you vote for?" people would be afraid to admit they were not voting for a candidate of color. <BR/><BR/>Either way, 24/7 news outlets will need stories to drum up, so they'll find them where they can. <BR/><BR/>-gpThe New Englanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06201310505648616855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-73991814337655571142008-10-24T15:49:00.000-07:002008-10-24T15:49:00.000-07:00I believe that people are dishonest with pollsters...I believe that people are dishonest with pollsters, but<BR/>The Bradley Effect is pretty much bullshit. People forget that Bradley actually WON the number of votes cast on Election Day -- what did him in was losing in the absentee ballots. Of course, absentee voters are (usually) never polled, so The Bradley Effect says more about methodology than race.Jon and Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387906860079789219noreply@blogger.com