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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 08:38 AM
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Do you feel you are being manipulated by the pollsters??
That they may be setting you up for a big surprise and then will call it an upset? For example, it's almost even in Indiana. What if Hillary wins by 10 points? Some pollsters are saying Obama is ahead by 15 points in NC. What if he only wins by 4-6 points? What will they say then? Do you have the uneasy feeling that we are being "set-up" by some of these pollsters? Do you feel that the tide has turned against Obama in the polls and in the media in the last few weeks? You are not alone.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 08:41 AM
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1. I don't think pollsters are intelligent enough to do such things.
But you never really said what you mean, so I'm having a difficult time offering any real comment.

:shrug:

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DAGDA56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 08:43 AM
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2. Yes! I have to remind myself that polls are not like baseball standings...
...you can't control either, but at least the standings are based on real statistics.
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nebula Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 08:43 AM
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3. Pollsters don't make me uneasy
Edited on Tue May-06-08 08:44 AM by nebula
but those e-voting machines sure do.
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 08:43 AM
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4. I'm disgusted.
I've never been more ashamed of our political system. Specifically the tactics of HRC. If she wins the Nomination, I'm leaving the democratic party - for good!
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 08:44 AM
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5. I think 'New Hampshire' and know how wrong they can be. nt
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 08:46 AM
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6. Hillary needs to win 63-37 to make any inroads.
Edited on Tue May-06-08 08:46 AM by RUMMYisFROSTED
Eta: In both states.
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 09:06 AM
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7. That's the nature of the beast. Anyone who doesn't understand that doesn't KNOW anything
about HOW polls work.
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OHdem10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-06-08 09:13 AM
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8. I thought we learned after the earliest states--not to believe any
polls at least a week before the election. The Media starts to play
games.
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