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2016 Postmortem

YayArea

(71 posts) Fri Oct 19, 2012, 09:41 PM Oct 2012

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The biggest problem with Gallup's insane "Likely Voter" model

It doesn't take into account the huge early voting and ground game in states like Ohio and Iowa.

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The biggest problem with Gallup's insane "Likely Voter" model (Original Post) YayArea Oct 2012 OP

There Are Actually About 20-30 Problems with It . . . . DarthDem Oct 2012 #1

there you go!! so why would underthematrix Oct 2012 #2

DarthDem

(5,255 posts)

1. There Are Actually About 20-30 Problems with It . . . .

Reply to YayArea (Original post)

Fri Oct 19, 2012, 09:50 PM

Oct 2012

. . . all of which unsurprisingly work against the president. Wonder why?

underthematrix

(5,811 posts)

2. there you go!! so why would

Reply to YayArea (Original post)

Fri Oct 19, 2012, 09:54 PM

Oct 2012

the media and pollsters engage in such a fiction? Maybe PSYOPS to make it look like a REAL contest.

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