{"id":2918,"date":"2008-10-06T08:08:53","date_gmt":"2008-10-06T15:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=2918"},"modified":"2010-01-18T19:51:05","modified_gmt":"2010-01-19T03:51:05","slug":"poll-update-dow-drops-below-10000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/06\/poll-update-dow-drops-below-10000\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll Update: Dow Drops Below 10,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anybody remember <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/08\/poll-do-you-think-the-dow-will-drop-below-10000-in-the-next-year\/\" title=\"Do you think the Dow Jones will drop below 10,000 in the next year?\">the June 8 poll<\/a>:<br \/>\n<div id=\"polls-36\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you think the Dow Jones will drop below 10,000 in the next year?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"polls-36-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Yes <small>(42%, 74 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 42%;\" title=\"Yes (42% | 74 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>No <small>(58%, 101 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 58%;\" title=\"No (58% | 101 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>175<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_36_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"1b059e14fd\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<br \/>\nSorry to say, but 58% of you were wrong:<\/p>\n<p style=\"width: 555px; margin: 5px auto; font-size: 0.8em; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/finance.google.com\/finance?cid=983582\" title=\"Check the Dow on Google Finance\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/dow-below-10k.gif\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; margin: 5px;\" title=\"Dow drops below 10k\" alt=\"Dow drops below 10k\" width=\"555\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That took less than 4 months, for those of you keeping score at home.  Also note <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/13\/poll-do-you-think-the-dow-will-drop-below-10000-in-the-next-11-months\/\" title=\"Do you think the Dow will drop below 10,000 in the next 11 months?\">the July 13 follow-up<\/a>, in which only 30% guessed incorrectly.<\/p>\n<p>I just thought I&#8217;d point this out to those that are accusing this site of being &#8220;too negative&#8221; or all &#8220;doom and gloom&#8221; lately.  Unfortunately, negative news is the reality these days.  Better to face it head on than close our eyes, plug our ears, and pretend everything in the short term will just magically work out great.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anybody remember the June 8 poll: Sorry to say, but 58% of you were wrong: That took less than 4 months, for those of you keeping score at home. Also note the July 13 follow-up, in which only 30% guessed incorrectly. 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