Robert Seeberger wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 9:58 PM
> Subject: Re: Predicted electoral votes listed by state....
>
> > Gary Nunn wrote:
> > >
> > > I know many of you see the same articles on ABCnews.com that I do,
> but I ran
> > > across this website buried in a technology article, so some of you
> may have
> > > missed it.
> > >
> > > This website shows the predicted electoral college votes per state
> based on
> > > polls.
> > >
> > > Kind of interesting...
> > >
> > > By the way, this site is taking 600,000 hits a day so it may take
> a few
> > > seconds to load the main graphic of the US map...
> > >
> > >
> > > www.electoral-vote.com
> >
> > Oh, you mean the site that John and I discussed last week, John
> slamming
> > it for using polls that don't have very good accuracy? :)
> >
> Unfortunately for John, this site is the most respected electoral site
> on the web, getting 6 times as many hits as its closest competitor.
> Try reading this as it is very very interesting:
> http://www.electoral-vote.com/info/votemaster-faq.html
>
> xponent
> Visits Most Electoral Site This Cycle Maru
> rob
Yes, it's the most popular site. It's spending a lot on advertising to
achieve that status, as well, at least that's the impression I get from
the various postings.
But John was arguing with the use of certain polls there.
Now, the raw data is there for you to pull out the more accurate polls,
if you know which ones those are, but I'd take the electoral-vote-meter
with more salt than is needed for a margarita. (Especially considering
the swing it can take from one day to the next.)
Margarita. I could use one one of these days. It's been over a month,
and the last one was disappointing, as it was served in a glass that
didn't have a wide enough rim to hold as much salt as I find necessary
for the quantity of margarita contained within the glass. (In other
words, I should go to El Arroyo or Chuy's or Antonio's, and NOT to Baby
Acapulco if I want my margarita on the rocks with salt. Other than the
margarita issue, though, Baby Acapulco is a great place for dinner, and
it has the virtue of being closer than any of the others, except maybe
the nearest Antonio's, but that's more of a pain to get to....)
Julia
had my beer, can you tell?
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