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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The bump is fading in Gallup [View all]Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)27. Polls Move Around
That is just the nature of them. That is what the margin of error is all about.
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and why couldn't Obama defend himself in the debates? and defend himself against what?
WI_DEM
Sep 2012
#35
Blue Yorker, what is it about bad polls that appeal to you so much??? n/t
progressivebydesign
Sep 2012
#11
Polls will be a bit up and a bit down. Don't obsess on the frigging polls. Just CAMPAIGN for Dems.
RBInMaine
Sep 2012
#22
I agree, the people who say Obama is going to get 350 to 400 are not looking at the facts
davidpdx
Sep 2012
#41
The 332 figure accounts for the shift in electoral votes from the 2010 US Census
davidpdx
Sep 2012
#43
Don't handwring over the Mideast. Obama gets very high foreign policy marks. The anti-Muslim video
RBInMaine
Sep 2012
#24
A good chunk of it will last, but not all. Don't fret polls. Just DONATE and CAMPAIGN.
RBInMaine
Sep 2012
#23
Don't obsess on polls which fluctuate a bit. Obama's in good position overall. GET OUT AND CAMPAIGN!
RBInMaine
Sep 2012
#25
Yes I think that is where it will be. People need to understand Romney and company want to
southernyankeebelle
Sep 2012
#32
The more R & R talk the more they really do sound out of touch. Just with the Middle East
southernyankeebelle
Sep 2012
#38