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Re: election question

At around 4/11/06 6:40 pm, Michael Perelman wrote:
> It seems that whenever I see polls predicting a slight Democratic
> victory, it never happens.  When was the last election surprise where
> the polls understated Democratic chances?  Are people ashamed to tell
> polsters that they support the right?
>

Could it be true that democrat voter turnout is lower since they are
over-represented in the working class, who have a higher probability of
not being able to make it to the booth on election day due to any of a
bunch of reasons (child sick, work issues, car broke down, etc)?

        --ravi
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