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The Trafalgar Poll which is quoted by supporters of Tiffany Smiley is Republican funded (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2022 OP
Trafalgar is a Shitty Pollster Who Doesn't Release Any Cross Tabs Indykatie Oct 2022 #1
Notice how their numbers for Murray are within the range of the other polls... Wounded Bear Oct 2022 #2
IF I'm wrong correct me please, but doesn't Nate Silver give them an A rating? LenaBaby61 Oct 2022 #4
A- which is far too high, I think...nt Wounded Bear Oct 2022 #6
Yet our "friends" at 538 give trafalgor a B or A-? Seriously? PortTack Oct 2022 #3
I typed the same thing as you just said ...... LenaBaby61 Oct 2022 #5
Good... it needs repeating over and over again! PortTack Oct 2022 #8
I know MFM008 Oct 2022 #7
When the pollsters call me, I talk like a MAGAt RainCaster Oct 2022 #9

Indykatie

(3,697 posts)
1. Trafalgar is a Shitty Pollster Who Doesn't Release Any Cross Tabs
Sun Oct 16, 2022, 11:42 PM
Oct 2022

Trafalgar has been releasing a ton of polls in a lot of States that show Republicans doing 5-7 points better in their races than other pollsters. Nate Silver has said that his site doesn't include Trafalgar polls in their secret sauce analysis because they had a history of being so far off the mark. He also said that Trafalgar usually gets in line right before the election so their final polls are in line with the other pollsters. No one talks about how bad a pollster was early in the cycle if they come close to the final result in the end.

Wounded Bear

(58,675 posts)
2. Notice how their numbers for Murray are within the range of the other polls...
Sun Oct 16, 2022, 11:51 PM
Oct 2022

while their Smiley numbers are 5 points higher than the highest of the other polls.

LenaBaby61

(6,976 posts)
4. IF I'm wrong correct me please, but doesn't Nate Silver give them an A rating?
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 12:37 AM
Oct 2022

Trafalgar has been known to be an untrustworthy polling outfit, yet I see their numbers quoted as gold standard in a lot of places

Some great polling outfit. Funded by Dark Money.

MFM008

(19,818 posts)
7. I know
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 05:47 AM
Oct 2022

I'm not voting for her.
I've voted for Murray since she first started running and there's no reason to screwed up with some maggot moron.

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