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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPollsters think Obama is ahead because that’s what voters are telling them
by Ezra Klein on September 28, 2012
Great headline, good article.
read: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/09/28/pollsters-think-obama-is-ahead-because-thats-what-voters-are-telling-them/
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Pollsters think Obama is ahead because that’s what voters are telling them (Original Post)
bigtree
Sep 2012
OP
if the pollsters are going to base their findings on listening to voters - that shows a real bias
Douglas Carpenter
Sep 2012
#6
which is why they've now attacked pollsters. Their job is to muddy the waters on all fronts.
silvershadow
Sep 2012
#7
WCGreen
(45,558 posts)1. the Audacity of truth...
It will set you free.
arthritisR_US
(7,287 posts)3. nicely said! n/t
Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)2. those crazy voters, why listen to them?
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)4. Voters -- YOU LIE!
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)5. The Republicans actually believe that they can speak a thing into reality.
Like what he nutcase Fundies and Teabaggers who dominate the party believe.
After all, it's all they got left, magical thinking.
Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)6. if the pollsters are going to base their findings on listening to voters - that shows a real bias
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)7. which is why they've now attacked pollsters. Their job is to muddy the waters on all fronts.
How on earth they can muddy them enough to overcome the widening gap is another question.
DCKit
(18,541 posts)8. Obviously, a Mittyth. nt