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17. or it's simply statistical noise

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 11:27 AM

Aug 2019

in a poll that is still half a year away from the actual vote.

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

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New Hill-Harris X poll, which I hope is wrong, shows 5 top candidates all losing support [View all] highplainsdem Aug 2019 OP

As I have been saying all along qazplm135 Aug 2019 #1

+1 JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #3

You'll drive yourself crazy TheCowsCameHome Aug 2019 #2

Yep. JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #4

Not really kurtcagle Aug 2019 #5

This is the Mark Penn poll, is it not? delisen Aug 2019 #6

Why does anyone pay attention to a poll 538 rates as a C+ poll? pnwmom Aug 2019 #7

C+ rating, true, but an 86% accuracy rate according to 538, not 56% highplainsdem Aug 2019 #9

C+ matters, online doesn't. thesquanderer Aug 2019 #13

An online poll can have a margin of error... thesquanderer Aug 2019 #19

Where does that poll say how it was conducted? n/t pnwmom Aug 2019 #20

On the last page. (n/t) thesquanderer Aug 2019 #21

I wonder if it depends on the definition of an "opt-in online poll" thesquanderer Aug 2019 #23

I find this very interesting! Thanks for posting. Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2019 #8

or it's simply statistical noise qazplm135 Aug 2019 #17

re: "which I hope is wrong" -- Why? thesquanderer Aug 2019 #14

See my reply 10 above. highplainsdem Aug 2019 #15

That post about North Carolina was meaningless. thesquanderer Aug 2019 #16