Those Biased, MSM Polls...

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put Paul at between 8 and 10 percent in New Hampshire, and he actually got 8% -- maybe the MSM is biased in favor of Paul?

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  1. Bob Murphy1:08 PM

    I was pretty bummed out. NB, it wasn't that I thought the polls were biased, but rather that I thought Paul supporters would turn out in greater strength than McCain or Romney etc. supporters. So if random surveys had Paul at 10%, I was hoping he'd actually get 12 or 13.

    I suspect Sean Hannity had something to do with this.

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  2. Woody9:41 PM

    I think it was the weather, and Paul would have done better under normal conditions. Paul supporters were going to vote regardless of the weather. Who is really excited about McCain or Romney? Obama was looking at a major victory, but the old farts made it to the polls.

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