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2016 Postmortem

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts) Thu Sep 20, 2012, 02:23 PM Sep 2012

I'm of the opinion these tracking polls are bullshit first of all

There polling is based on the Popular vote count you don't win the Presidency by the popular vote(Even though Allan Lictman has predicted an Obama win) it's the electoral Collage and the President is doing very well in the electoral polling.

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I'm of the opinion these tracking polls are bullshit first of all (Original Post) bigdarryl Sep 2012 OP

It's show business, entertainment, that's all, like football statistics. nt bemildred Sep 2012 #1

Obama is also doing well in other national polls that are not tracking polls. WI_DEM Sep 2012 #2

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

1. It's show business, entertainment, that's all, like football statistics. nt

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Thu Sep 20, 2012, 02:26 PM

Sep 2012

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)

2. Obama is also doing well in other national polls that are not tracking polls.

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Thu Sep 20, 2012, 02:44 PM

Sep 2012

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