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Old 02-16-2012, 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by MTI View Post
Actually, it's less sinister than Botnst portrays. It's only when a candidate "surges" that more attention is paid to that candidate. Witness the cycles of Bachmann, Perry, Cain, Newt and now Santorum. It's a movable feast, yes?
Same data, multiple explanations. How does one determine the parsimonious explanation, much less the 'right' one? Hell, it could be that multiple explanations are at play simultaneously.

Nevertheless, there is the pattern.
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