7/11/2004 10:15:08 AM|||Nathan Moore|||

I hate them. They are useless and should never be done. Registered voters are not likely voters. In fact, half of registered voters don't vote for president, and the further you move down the ballot, the more remote is the possibility that a significant number of registered voters will vote at all.

I only rant on this subject because CNN International has been reporting regularly on that silly Newsweek Registered Voter poll for the last hour or so. I know - that's what I get for watching CNN International. The poll is well within the margin of error of 3 points, and it's slanted left because of the sample. Additionally, it was only done over two days. Too much attention for too little substance.

The real story, as Newsweek itself points out, is that the choice of John Edwards has meant nothing to Kerry's chances.

Although the John Kerry campaign enjoyed a rush of positive media coverage after announcing that John Edwards would be the Democratic candidate’s running mate, it is still locked in a dead heat with the Republican ticket, according to the first NEWSWEEK poll conducted since Edwards was tapped.

And then there is this

The survey also found that more voters think President George W. Bush will be re-elected than think Kerry will take the White House.

So there. A lot of people who don't vote think that a lot of people who do vote will vote for George W. Bush.

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