{"id":41190,"date":"2024-10-17T07:37:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T12:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=41190"},"modified":"2024-10-17T07:40:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T12:40:05","slug":"the-2024-senate-campaign-updates-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2024\/10\/17\/the-2024-senate-campaign-updates-30\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2024 Senate Campaign: Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday I had my Covid-19 booster, and Wednesday has been miserable. Here’s the previous campaign update, back when I was fun and memorable<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Polling Frightens Me, Help!, Ctd<\/h3>\n

Just after publishing my last update, I ran across “18 Reasons To Be Bullish About The Election<\/a>,” by GoodNewsRoundup<\/em> on Daily Kos<\/strong><\/em>, and their third reason is “Ignore the red wave polling.” Yeah, doesn’t really work with their title, but the information is still good, even if it’s not new, excepting the specifics. I encourage you to read it, even if the style of the progressives grates on your nerves. Money quote:<\/p>\n

[A]n example: Yesterday I saw a diary here about a poll from American Greatness.\u00a0 It was a PA poll that showed Harris up 4 in registered voters but down 1.5 to trump in likely voters.<\/p>\n

That is odd.<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t the only one who thought that.\u00a0 Aaron Astor (a professor at Maryville College) looked into it and the poll all but removed Philadelphia from the LV totals.<\/p>\n

Weird!<\/p>\n

Maybe a mistake?<\/p>\n

Daniel Nichanian. Editor-in-chief and founder of @BoltsMag<\/a>\u00a0contacted the pollster to let them know about the mistake and IT WASNT A MISTAKE.<\/p>\n

They claim that nearly the entire sample of registered voters from Philadelphia were unlikely to vote. (Despite 75% of them saying they were “very likely to vote.”)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>Keep your eye on the raw data and not the predigested pap. Like I said, go out and vote! Encourage friends and family to vote. And remember, to quote former Governor Ventura (I-MN), This isn’t a horse race!<\/em> It doesn’t matter that you voted for the winner or the loser, there are no points for voting on that basis. Negative points for misunderstanding democracy, really. Pick out the person who has the best character, because this is a character election, and vote for them. That’s how to do your best to ensure Democracy continues.<\/p>\n

If you really need more reassurance, you can try this, also on Daily Kos<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

And In Orbit Around …<\/h3>\n