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RandySF

(58,806 posts)
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 03:27 AM Sep 2020

Data for Progress Poll shows Biden winning debate by 11 points.


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Who won tonight's debate?

Biden 51% (+11)
Trump 39%

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Data for Progress Poll shows Biden winning debate by 11 points. (Original Post) RandySF Sep 2020 OP
Who are those 39%? The proud boys? Botany Sep 2020 #1
Looks like +12 to me. nt pnwmom Sep 2020 #2
You're right! Cha Sep 2020 #5
Truncation not rounding I think Amishman Sep 2020 #7
I feel like the same people who are voting for them are the same ones who think they jorgevlorgan Sep 2020 #3
Double Digits Above 50%.. it should be more but Cha Sep 2020 #4
Trump came across as a maniac to anyone outside his base radius777 Sep 2020 #6

Amishman

(5,557 posts)
7. Truncation not rounding I think
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 05:49 AM
Sep 2020

I've seen this before, and I think pollsters truncate the reported numbers instead of rounding them.

So 51.2 and 39.7 (extra decimals made up for this example) would have a gap of 11.5. if they are truncating, they drop the values after the decimal and we get 51, 39, and 11.

I wish they'd just report out a decimal place.

radius777

(3,635 posts)
6. Trump came across as a maniac to anyone outside his base
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 05:31 AM
Sep 2020

and ultimately was disrespectful to the audience watching at home more than anyone else.

The post debate narrative (which often affects voters more than the debate itself) is terrible for Trump. CNN which is the 'neutral' network was railing against how rude and uncivilized he was. CNN's poll also showed Biden winning the debate by something like 61-28 %.

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