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I've recently posted an analysis of the implications of my Bread and Peace model for the 2008 US presidential election at my web site: www.douglas-hibbs.com

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Mr Hibbs,

I think the pollsters are not interested in making predictions any more. Their aim is to influence people with numbers and creating the "reality" convenient for their interest. Who is funding the "prediction polls?" I think this is a good question to ask and who are the ones broadcasting these polls? I am pretty shocked with the treatment Ms Clinton is getting from all the media-predictionpolls circuit. I was fed for three days with fragments of Mr Obama speech in Iowa and Ms Clinton Victory speech in NH was cut at the 3rd sentence (by the broadcasting Network, I do not have cable TV)to, instead broadcast Mr Gibbs (Red Skins Coach ) retirement Speech that was old news (his retirement was exhaustively announced on the previous day)and Ms Clinton Victory Speech New News, something just happening was cut short. I think this is meaningful. Is this a bunch of "Media guys" trying to influence our choices by filtering what we can see ? This episode was a shame, and I hope people become aware of this kind of trick! The polls predicting Ms Clinton loosing in NH, could it be a way to influence the results by putting negative pressure over the ones who cast utilitarian votes?

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