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geek tragedy

(68,868 posts) Thu Oct 4, 2012, 12:26 AM Oct 2012

There's a reason polls taken in a 4 hour time frame are not valid.

Talk about a skewed poll . . .

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CNN poll--54% approval for Rmoney BEFORE THE DEBATE (Original Post) geek tragedy Oct 2012 OP

LOL n.t. doublethink Oct 2012 #1

Wow!!! skeewee08 Oct 2012 #2

The sample is the sample. Problem is that you're going to get a skewed geek tragedy Oct 2012 #4

Where is this info from? Is this true? anneboleyn Oct 2012 #3

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1. LOL n.t.

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 12:26 AM

Oct 2012

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2. Wow!!!

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 12:28 AM

Oct 2012

So it is true CNN is becoming the new faux

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4. The sample is the sample. Problem is that you're going to get a skewed

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 12:31 AM

Oct 2012

sample by limiting the time frame like that.

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3. Where is this info from? Is this true?

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 12:29 AM

Oct 2012

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5. They announced it on the air. Carville almost grew hair when he heard that #. nt

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 12:32 AM

Oct 2012