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L.Pharmstrong

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38. And polling has been so incredibly accurate since the 2016 Presidential election.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Dec 30, 2020, 01:02 PM

Dec 2020

They aren’t accurate and don’t matter.

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***GEORGIA SHOCK POLL*** Ossoff and Warnock up big [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2020 OP

Throw it in the pile and keep on phone-banking liskddksil Dec 2020 #1

My thoughts exactly......... secondwind Dec 2020 #4

Yup, do as we did for the General - ignore the polls & keep up the support & GOTV!! onetexan Dec 2020 #36

This. Door knocking. Messaging. Hortensis Dec 2020 #48

Does anyone know what "500 LVs" means....... secondwind Dec 2020 #2

500 likely voters. LisaL Dec 2020 #3

thanks.... that's what I thought.... secondwind Dec 2020 #5

meh kpete Dec 2020 #6

zactly greenjar_01 Dec 2020 #7

+1, uponit7771 Dec 2020 #42

Things I trust more than polls Drahthaardogs Dec 2020 #8

Silly! Nt USALiberal Dec 2020 #13

Trump broke the polls because some people are ashamed to say they support him. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2020 #16

I think the polls and exit polling broke with ESS voting machine tampering. LiberalArkie Dec 2020 #31

I'm with you. yardwork Dec 2020 #28

For the record, I had some sushi at a restaurant that had formerly been a gas station flibbitygiblets Dec 2020 #45

The pollster is "Win with JMC". That doesn't sound like a real poll mucifer Dec 2020 #9

Screw the polls keep voting... Historic NY Dec 2020 #10

This is the 4th or the 5th of January? No. Well then move along Mystery sage Dec 2020 #11

well if the polls counted wouldn't we already be in the majority in the Senate? Keep working. dem4decades Dec 2020 #12

Yes..we are all skeptical of the polls...better to have it look like this than the other way round! Thekaspervote Dec 2020 #14

538 rates them B/C LAS14 Dec 2020 #15

And that's a Republican pollster, I believe cameliano1 Dec 2020 #17

He's not a Republican pollster DesertRat Dec 2020 #32

MyPollIsBiggerThanYour fearnobush Dec 2020 #18

I like yours best. Still, just to be safe, ananda Dec 2020 #19

Love it...it's in the bag Rice4VP Dec 2020 #24

What does Punxsutawney Phil say? klook Dec 2020 #44

be truthful, this is nothing to believe beachbumbob Dec 2020 #20

I live in GA and that poll is BS Cattledog Dec 2020 #21

I agree! I'd love to be optimistic... Phentex Dec 2020 #25

Ignoe this Poll and continue to GOTV Gothmog Dec 2020 #22

Bullshit. There are no undecided voters. NutmegYankee Dec 2020 #23

let me draw the picture.......... Takket Dec 2020 #26

Polls. No belief in them. kairos12 Dec 2020 #27

I was following the polls that showed we would win 7 senate seats TomDaisy Dec 2020 #29

Shellshock the Turtle Blue Owl Dec 2020 #30

let it be so NRaleighLiberal Dec 2020 #33

I'll take the poll result with a grain of salt until seeing the results in Jan. 5 Denvermosaic Dec 2020 #34

Don't trust the polls tiredtoo Dec 2020 #35

Donate ad121rome Dec 2020 #37

And polling has been so incredibly accurate since the 2016 Presidential election. L.Pharmstrong Dec 2020 #38

My reaction to pollsters from now on. nycbos Dec 2020 #39

Gonna be hard to steal this one... karin_sj Dec 2020 #40

From the northern Rockies, my fingers are crossed, Delmette2.0 Dec 2020 #41

Democratic overperformance in Senate special elections bucolic_frolic Dec 2020 #43

..then on January 6th, they lose by 10 points. sorry... dont believe the polls Demovictory9 Dec 2020 #46

That news will only encourage Republicans to get to the polls... kentuck Dec 2020 #47