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wonder if pollsters reporting tied races because they don't want to be wrong. again. (Original Post) TomDaisy Oct 2022 OP
And ratings. They breathlessly report the horse race and take advantage ms liberty Oct 2022 #1
yes. they have completely lost the thread. TomDaisy Oct 2022 #3
Had a discussion with James Carville about this today... brooklynite Oct 2022 #2
Starting to feel a substantial amount of hopium entering my veins from many different directions ColinC Oct 2022 #6
That certainly does make sense PatSeg Oct 2022 #4
Noticing a huge increase in undecideds in polls as Eday nears. ColinC Oct 2022 #5

ms liberty

(8,604 posts)
1. And ratings. They breathlessly report the horse race and take advantage
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 11:02 PM
Oct 2022

Of the national event to offer lurid, dramatic headlines about the closeness of the race. All while avoiding the actual issues or quality of the candidates and their parties.

brooklynite

(94,751 posts)
2. Had a discussion with James Carville about this today...
Tue Oct 18, 2022, 11:02 PM
Oct 2022

Pollsters don't want to be wrong, so may over-compensate from errors of the last election. May be over estimating non-college whites and under-estimating women.

ColinC

(8,337 posts)
6. Starting to feel a substantial amount of hopium entering my veins from many different directions
Wed Oct 19, 2022, 12:41 AM
Oct 2022

But also super nervous

ColinC

(8,337 posts)
5. Noticing a huge increase in undecideds in polls as Eday nears.
Wed Oct 19, 2022, 12:38 AM
Oct 2022

Thinking that might be part of it 🤔

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