The polls and Occam's Razor

[DemocratSinceBirth]

The reason elections with Trump in it are hard to poll is because there is a not negligible number of voters who are so ashamed of supporting him they won't share it with other people.

Imagine that man or woman.

[volstork]

1. I don't have to imagine.

Unfortunately, I know way too many of them.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. How do you know someone is supporting Trump

How do you know someone is supporting Trump if is he or she is too ashamed to tell you?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. Bump.

[scrabblequeen40]

4. I know those people well

In fact, when asked, one of them told me, "I voted for who I thought was best for our country."

They never say, "I voted for Trump." Fucking cowards.

In this way, I actually admire the wingnuts who own their nuttery. At least they have the balls to stand up and show to the world their bias.

[apnu]

5. Nah. A good 10% of them like to lie to pollsters

I've been around enough Cons to see it. They think lying to pollsters and watching wrong results is hilarious. Conservative humor is mean and petty.