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Justice Brandeis

(405 posts)
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 01:36 AM Oct 2025

The Democrats need to do as Republicans and get some hack pollsters whose job it is to pump out fake feel good polls

Republicans have Insider Advantage, Trafalgar, Rasmussen and a few more. Their task to mass produce happy feel-good polls that make Republicans look more popular than they really are.

The Democrats should prop up some bought and paid for pollsters that do exactly the same thing for Team Blue.

Why should the Democrats do this too? Because like it or not, these fakey polls drive the media coverage and narrative of campaigns and governing. They have an impact upon social media sites and podcasts, and even fundraising. In politics, momentum matters.

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The Democrats need to do as Republicans and get some hack pollsters whose job it is to pump out fake feel good polls (Original Post) Justice Brandeis Oct 2025 OP
I don't see the point. iemanja Oct 2025 #1
AI poll shows majority of internet bots believe Trump has been replaced by a deep fake struggle4progress Oct 2025 #2
I saw a poll headline yesterday that said the Va Gov race is a dead heat Norbert Oct 2025 #3
But there have been polls which showed us winning and we end up losing JI7 Oct 2025 #4
When they got rid of 538, the only polling aggregate site left is RCP Quiet Em Oct 2025 #5

iemanja

(57,780 posts)
1. I don't see the point.
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 02:39 AM
Oct 2025


Rasmussen doesn’t drive the media coverage. Do you actually see it as a focus on TV? Which polls measuring what so disturb you?

Norbert

(7,858 posts)
3. I saw a poll headline yesterday that said the Va Gov race is a dead heat
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 05:50 AM
Oct 2025

I just rolled my eyes and moved on.

 

JI7

(93,908 posts)
4. But there have been polls which showed us winning and we end up losing
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 06:02 AM
Oct 2025

Mostly we need to get over the obsession with polls .

Quiet Em

(3,025 posts)
5. When they got rid of 538, the only polling aggregate site left is RCP
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 09:31 AM
Oct 2025

which leans heavily right.

The con artist thrives on appearance, so this is being done on purpose. He wants to control the polls that most see, and he wants to control the talking points and narrative in the media.

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