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2016 Postmortem

BernieforPres2016

(3,017 posts) Tue Apr 5, 2016, 10:58 PM Apr 2016

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Wisconsin Democratic Primary Voters exit poll

Honest & Trustworthy

Sanders 88%
Clinton 58%

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Wisconsin Democratic Primary Voters exit poll (Original Post) BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 OP

30 point difference.......hmmmmmm bkkyosemite Apr 2016 #1

88% + 58% = 146%. Oh Lucy you have some explaining to do. awake Apr 2016 #2

You are confused! Think really hard! Nt Logical Apr 2016 #4

"Honest & Trustworthy" ok I missed that awake Apr 2016 #5

It's a poll of the rating each of them have individually on different traits Ken Burch Apr 2016 #6

That's not the way the math works. BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #7

Got it thanks awake Apr 2016 #8

More #math they never talk about. jillan Apr 2016 #3

bkkyosemite

(5,792 posts)

1. 30 point difference.......hmmmmmm

Reply to BernieforPres2016 (Original post)

Tue Apr 5, 2016, 10:59 PM

Apr 2016

awake

(3,226 posts)

2. 88% + 58% = 146%. Oh Lucy you have some explaining to do.

Reply to BernieforPres2016 (Original post)

Tue Apr 5, 2016, 11:04 PM

Apr 2016

Logical

(22,457 posts)

4. You are confused! Think really hard! Nt

Reply to awake (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 5, 2016, 11:08 PM

Apr 2016

awake

(3,226 posts)

5. "Honest & Trustworthy" ok I missed that

Reply to Logical (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 5, 2016, 11:12 PM

Apr 2016

Well so it is not Lucy that need to explain it is someone else.

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

6. It's a poll of the rating each of them have individually on different traits

Reply to awake (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 5, 2016, 11:15 PM

Apr 2016

It wasn't phrased as "which candidate is MORE trustworthy than the other".

(that...or the pollster graduated from the University of Phoenix or something).

BernieforPres2016

(3,017 posts)

7. That's not the way the math works.

Reply to awake (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 5, 2016, 11:18 PM

Apr 2016

They ask each person they survey: Do you think Hillary is honest? Do you think Bernie is honest? A voter can say yes to both, so the numbers don't add to 100%.

awake

(3,226 posts)

8. Got it thanks

Reply to BernieforPres2016 (Reply #7)

Tue Apr 5, 2016, 11:22 PM

Apr 2016

jillan

(39,451 posts)

3. More #math they never talk about.

Reply to BernieforPres2016 (Original post)

Tue Apr 5, 2016, 11:05 PM

Apr 2016

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