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CoffeeCat

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39. All of a sudden we were deluged with polls!!!

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 12:58 AM

Oct 2012

It was unbelievable! Like magic, this large bounty of polls was dumped on us--and most of these polls were from organizations that we'd never heard of. And all of these polls favored Romney.

And you know what? If they have to lie about poll numbers and pull a stunt like that--for sure they are losing.

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Updated list of bad poll firms to those that do not know. (7) [View all] graham4anything Oct 2012 OP

I think most DUers know this but we need to make our family and friends aware of this and perhaps kelliekat44 Oct 2012 #1

According to the map from Electoral Vote, Tennessee Gal Oct 2012 #2

Because the polls are being "influenced" to the right by Rove, so is the Electoral Map. OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #12

Going to their Rasmussen free map changes the Tennessee Gal Oct 2012 #21

Because that only gets rid of Rasmussen, not other right-wing polls. NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #27

Bingo. I thought I was being pretty clear with my post to Tennessee Gal.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #31

All the more reason to remember that r0m0ney is a tax cheat, liar and fraud. geckosfeet Oct 2012 #3

Answered own question PATRICK Oct 2012 #29

Sounds very Rovian to me Caretha Oct 2012 #4

Bad pollsters-Rasmussen Gravis ARG(american research group)Crossroads American Crossroads graham4anything Oct 2012 #5

I am one who did not know and I appreciate your taking the time to explain it to me(us?) byeya Oct 2012 #6

It's important for everyone to know why Rasmussen is... DavidL Oct 2012 #7

An analogy mick063 Oct 2012 #8

Keep this on the front page. Hugin Oct 2012 #9

Thanks for explaining what I and others strongly suspected!... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #10

K & R against liars! lonestarnot Oct 2012 #11

Most polls are designed to shape opinion, not measure it. Scuba Oct 2012 #13

+1 to this, and the o.p. nt. Mc Mike Oct 2012 #26

This is why I appreciate DU. It is a gold mine of information. olegramps Oct 2012 #14

I believe you are right--but it is easy to catch the fear Maeve Oct 2012 #15

So ,then, the RupubliKKKan machine creates these spurious polls to make the election appear byeya Oct 2012 #16

Chuck Todd is a tool! I guess he figured out that the shift of MSM more to the right, he would Dustlawyer Oct 2012 #17

i think i'm ready barbtries Oct 2012 #18

I recall 2008 was the same way. ellie Oct 2012 #19

Remember when the GOPpers were screaming about the polls Iliyah Oct 2012 #20

I'm in Ohio thatgemguy Oct 2012 #22

Oh have fun with those polls.. axollot Oct 2012 #24

Similar things happened to me (in VA) and to another DUer (in Iowa)--see this thread: spooky3 Oct 2012 #28

I have an answering machine that says out loud who the caller is. If I don't recognize the name Grammy23 Oct 2012 #34

Thanks for your explanation lynintenn Oct 2012 #23

If "Obama has this thing won" then why so agitated? cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #25

because we have a chance to win the house and 56 in the senate that's why. And 2014 and 2020 22 24 graham4anything Oct 2012 #32

why do you use the word "agitated". What are you implying? graham4anything Oct 2012 #35

There have been a plethora of new ones treestar Oct 2012 #30

The belief that this is a tight race will make arthritisR_US Oct 2012 #33

Exactly. And it makes for less questions.....or so they think. Grammy23 Oct 2012 #36

Given they are doing away with exit polls arthritisR_US Oct 2012 #37

All of a sudden we were deluged with polls!!! CoffeeCat Oct 2012 #39

This looks like the Repugs are blowing smoke to cover stealing elections diane in sf Oct 2012 #38

WEASKAMERICA. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2012 #40

never heard of the last 3 Tribetime Oct 2012 #41

Power of Demoralization as a political tool graham4anything Oct 2012 #42

New to the thread and have some questions... CuriousAboutPolls Oct 2012 #43

updated Oct. 19, 2012 graham4anything Oct 2012 #44