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highplainsdem

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6. Because polls are among the few real data points we have, as opposed to punditry and candidate
Wed Aug 7, 2019, 10:12 AM
Aug 2019

speeches.

Because we DO care about which candidate has the most support nationally. If we didn't, no one would ever mention that HRC won the popular vote.

Because no one can be absolutely sure which individual states might turn out to be THE most important swing states, so doing one-state polls has limited relevance.

Because those national polls tell voters which candidates are being taken most seriously by other voters, which can help them decide whom to support, or who needs more support from them to become more competitive.

Because those polls tell candidates whether their messages and campaigns are effective.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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