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Pretty unbelievable numbers (4.00 / 2)

That's a hell of a lot more people voting than could be expected - and a lot more than was captured in the polls. We could definitely have some big surprises there.

But it's hard to know which ones!

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 at 10:52:36 AM EST
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Re: Pretty unbelievable numbers (4.00 / 2)

And the swiss dailies websites are ^$£¨µ%£"'(£µ%$ unreachable !

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 at 10:55:29 AM EST
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Re: Pretty unbelievable numbers (4.00 / 3)

Yes. Everyone, please refrain from feeling optimistic! Don't tempt fate!

by someone (s0me1smail(a)gmail(d)com) on Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 at 10:56:15 AM EST
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Re: Pretty unbelievable numbers (4.00 / 4)

What? Fine, I'll put the Jose Bové victory party on hold until later...

"The basis of optimism is sheer terror" - Oscar Wilde

by NordicStorm (michael<-at->sturmbaum.net) on Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 at 11:04:25 AM EST
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Echos of Germany 2005 perhaps (4.00 / 3)

The combination of a very high rate of poll respondents indicating indecision even immediately before the elections and a very high rate of participation on election day is reminiscent of the last federal elections in Germany. The result there was indeed a bit of an upset - Merkel's conservatives performed far worse and Schroeders social-democrats far better than the opinion polls had suggested. May it be an omen!

If you can't convince them, confuse them. (Harry S. Truman)

by brainwave on Sun Apr 22nd, 2007 at 11:24:00 AM EST
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