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Welcome_hubby

(312 posts) Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:27 PM Oct 2012

Trust Gallup at your own peril [View all]

I will be consistent and not trust them, as they underrepresent minorities, were inaccurate in 2008 and 2010, and have the highest right-wing house effect. I will not be happy that they have Obama by 3%,l because I don't know what new weird numbers they'll come up with in the upcoming weeks.

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Trust Gallup at your own peril [View all] Welcome_hubby Oct 2012 OP

Gallup wants to be right on election day.... scheming daemons Oct 2012 #1

No, in the past they just Maximumnegro Oct 2012 #7

Trust polling at your own peril RomneyLies Oct 2012 #2

Like you I only obnoxiousdrunk Oct 2012 #3

FAIL Welcome_hubby Oct 2012 #4

I know what you mean. I will look at their overall trend. Jennicut Oct 2012 #5

Agree. Remember from 2008 question everything Oct 2012 #6