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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHas anyone considered the possiblity that the polling organizations were hacked?
Just asking. Could the polls have been fiddled with by the Russians to make it look like Hillary would run away with the election so some people would stay home?
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Has anyone considered the possiblity that the polling organizations were hacked? (Original Post)
rzemanfl
Dec 2016
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Takket
(23,552 posts)1. no, there are too many polling organizations that have their own phone lists.
problem was hillary was leading most states but with less than 50% support, and all the undecideds broke for Trump when Comey violated the Hatch act. add on top of the that russian hacking and disinformation campaign, and hillary was sunk
rzemanfl
(31,257 posts)2. Good points. Also noticed that the polls had the Libertarians getting more votes than they got. n/t
Dream Girl
(5,111 posts)3. All of them?
