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Sogo

(4,967 posts)
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 11:11 PM Oct 2020

Just watched the Des Moines news lead off with the stinking poll....

"Trump's biggest lead since March....blah, blah, blah....small number remaining of undecided voters....blah, blah, blah."

Damn polls become self-fulfilling prophecies because it depresses turnout, IMO.

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Just watched the Des Moines news lead off with the stinking poll.... (Original Post) Sogo Oct 2020 OP
I don't really think anything is going to depress the turnout. griffi94 Oct 2020 #1
Hillary in a landslide aeromanKC Oct 2020 #2
Hey, I like it! Sogo Oct 2020 #3
no, Republicans always go out . What hurt Hillary was the attacks on her . JI7 Oct 2020 #5
You're right about the attacks on Hillary MustLoveBeagles Oct 2020 #7
The real concern now is dealing with Republicans cheating JI7 Oct 2020 #8
Correct MustLoveBeagles Oct 2020 #9
Media Drama - so we'll keep watching, oh look another poll, oh wait 42bambi Oct 2020 #4
Don't get discouraged MustLoveBeagles Oct 2020 #6

griffi94

(3,731 posts)
1. I don't really think anything is going to depress the turnout.
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 11:15 PM
Oct 2020

The number of people that have already voted is thru the roof.
At this point, polls don't mean anything.

aeromanKC

(3,307 posts)
2. Hillary in a landslide
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 11:22 PM
Oct 2020

That headline seemed to deter many from going to the polls in 2016. This could be the same but suppress GOP votes and give reason for Dems to GOTV!!

MustLoveBeagles

(11,563 posts)
7. You're right about the attacks on Hillary
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 11:48 PM
Oct 2020

None of the shit thrown at Biden has stuck. The public isn't buying it.

JI7

(89,180 posts)
8. The real concern now is dealing with Republicans cheating
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 11:51 PM
Oct 2020

but that's why it's imporant to win as big as possible.

MustLoveBeagles

(11,563 posts)
9. Correct
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 11:58 PM
Oct 2020

We also have to been on guard against voter intimidation by Typhoid Donnie's minions. It's already happening but it will get worse on election day. Plus we have to worry about postal processing centers sitting on ballots. I doubt if the Miami/Dade situation is an isolated incident.

42bambi

(1,753 posts)
4. Media Drama - so we'll keep watching, oh look another poll, oh wait
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 11:29 PM
Oct 2020

see here - Oh, he's up - now he's down; stay tuned for another poll right after this commercial! You're right with all the blah, blah, blah!

MustLoveBeagles

(11,563 posts)
6. Don't get discouraged
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 11:44 PM
Oct 2020

Last edited Sun Nov 1, 2020, 02:16 AM - Edit history (1)

I've been following the polling because it interests me but I take the results with a huge grain of salt. I know that people are wary of them due to what happened 4 years ago. I take some comfort from the fact that Biden's numbers have been consistently good. He's in much better shape than Hillary was at this point in the race. I wouldn't panic over an outlier poll like this one.

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