I can't help it...I just can't trust the polls this time around.

[Trueblue Texan]

I've read some of the questions presented to voters and the responses just seem bogus. I just read one poll where a woman responded saying the Democrats have no morals. I can't help but wonder who pollsters are catching in their nets. Most folks I talk to are outraged at Republicans, including Republicans. I live in one of the reddest districts in Texas and I can honestly say I've seen many more Beto signs than Abbott signs. I just cannot believe the polls.

[Sneederbunk]

1. Wish that on Nov 7, someone on DU would publish a list of

final polls for major races so we could compare with election results on Nov 8.

[MLAA]

2. I'm still hopeful more women and a lot of young people come in force due to Roe.

[cbabe]

4. Beto with teen Vogue/Instagram

https://www.teenvogue.com › story › beto-orourke-2022-midterms-polls-voting

Beto O'Rourke on 2022 Midterms Polls, Early Voting, and How Young ...

2 days ago Beto O'Rourke on 2022 Midterms Polls, Early Voting, and How Young People Can Swing The Election The Democratic candidate joined Teen Vogue for an Instagram Live. By Fortesa Latifi October...

[MLAA]

6. Great! Fingers crossed.

Whenever I came across a young person I ask them if they know about Roe vs Wade and if they are registered to vote. Now it’s just get out the vote!

[Phoenix61]

3. Selecting a sample that accurately represents the general

population has always been challenging. As more and more people dropped land lines and screen cell phone calls it got even harder.

[pnwmom]

5. The pollsters have been trying to adjust their polls to account for non-responders.

Let's hope whatever they're doing is giving too much weight to R's.

[gratuitous]

7. The doom-and-gloom headlines are no accident

Atrios has an example today:

From that Fucking Newspaper:

A new series of House polls by The New York Times and Siena College across four archetypal swing districts offers fresh evidence that Republicans are poised to retake Congress this fall as the party dominated among voters who care most about the economy.

Sounds bad for Democrats!

Democrats continue to show resilience in places where abortion is still high on the minds of voters, and where popular incumbents are on the ballot. Indeed, the Democrats were still tied or ahead in all four districts — three of which were carried by Mr. Biden in 2020. But the party’s slim majority — control could flip if just five seats change hands — demands that it essentially run the table everywhere, at a moment when the economy has emerged as the driving issue in all but the country’s wealthier enclaves.

Then comes the capper from the story: "Indeed the Democrats were still tied or ahead in all four districts." Wait, what?

This isn't accidental; we're being told to despair and give up 10 days before the election because even though Republicans continue to trail in these vital swing districts, the Knowers of Big Things like Nate Cohn have decided for themselves that it's all hopeless. You don't have to buy what they're selling.

[scipan]

8. This.