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HelpImSurrounded

(441 posts)
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 01:54 PM Oct 2019

The polls are clear... we have no clue what is happening except for one thing...


https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/biden-supporters-used-to-say-sanders-was-their-second-choice-now-they-say-warren/

When looking at the polls in this article, the differences are so great it's clear we don't have a clue what's happening except that old people prefer Biden.

Morning Consult has consistently run Biden-biased so it's no surprise that Fox does too. It's that age old problem - old people have land lines and answer them, anyone under 60(?) knows better than to answer a phone number they don't recognize.

YouGov has an interesting model if they can filter out noise. We will see ....
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The polls are clear... we have no clue what is happening except for one thing... (Original Post) HelpImSurrounded Oct 2019 OP
Lots of us OVER 60 don't answer numbers we don't recognize, too... regnaD kciN Oct 2019 #1
Ya, like, ya know frazzled Oct 2019 #8
Where's your evidence, to back up your assertion, that Morning Consult and Fox News are oversampling highplainsdem Oct 2019 #2
The poll aggregate trackers clearly show Warren basically tied now with Biden HeartlandProgressive Oct 2019 #3
RCP has a dirty secret! It's poll aggregate now falls under scrutiny Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #9
So The Economist's Poll tracker is the way to go then? It is more sophisticated too. bluewater Oct 2019 #17
That is why Bernie's support is understated in many polls ritapria Oct 2019 #4
Seems strange that the longer they get to know him.... TidalWave46 Oct 2019 #6
"Old people" are reliable voters. I'm sure the name calling was meant as flame bait, but why is... Tarheel_Dem Oct 2019 #5
"Old people are reliable voters" Act_of_Reparation Oct 2019 #10
When you get an answer to that.... a FACT based answer would you let me know?? Thx Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #12
Yes. I find the "old people" name calling offensive as is dismissing an entire population. But emmaverybo Oct 2019 #13
It was meant to insult polling methodologies not voters HelpImSurrounded Oct 2019 #18
I think they make one thing clear. TidalWave46 Oct 2019 #7
+++++++++1000 Peacetrain Oct 2019 #11
Huh. Alliepoo Oct 2019 #14
The statement in the op that "old people have land lines and answer them" abqtommy Oct 2019 #15
And nobody has time to slog through a long online survey, either. Politicub Oct 2019 #16
 

regnaD kciN

(26,035 posts)
1. Lots of us OVER 60 don't answer numbers we don't recognize, too...
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 01:58 PM
Oct 2019

And, while I do have a land line (in order to get a discount rate on DSL service), everyone I know has my cell number, so I never answer the land line, since the only people who call it are telemarketers.

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frazzled

(18,402 posts)
8. Ya, like, ya know
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 02:21 PM
Oct 2019

This whole analysis seems to be a paranoid, agist form of wishful thinking. You know, if only young (white) people could vote, things would be different.

I'm over sixty, and not a Biden supporter (truth be told, not a supporter of anyone at this point). And I've never responded to national polls during a primary. Let's just admit that the era of predictive polling is pretty much over (it's a mess), at least for the time being. But to focus on age alone (as opposed to race, economic status, and other factors) is just myopic. The din of the Internet and social media has led people, and especially journalists, to believe that popularity in cyberspace is somehow the measure of popularity in the real world. That is sooooo not true (as they themselves have sometimes reported, but apparently forgotten). If we look at the last few election cycles, the darlings of the Internet have rarely succeeded in winning an election. Why is that? Because the people who are active in politics on social media are not coterminous with the field of actual voters, the majority of whom do not read or participate in political activity online.



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highplainsdem

(48,731 posts)
2. Where's your evidence, to back up your assertion, that Morning Consult and Fox News are oversampling
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 02:07 PM
Oct 2019

older voters?

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Thekaspervote

(32,606 posts)
9. RCP has a dirty secret! It's poll aggregate now falls under scrutiny
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 02:35 PM
Oct 2019

RealClearPolitics has carefully cultivated a non-partisan image—while in the shadows its parent company pushes images of killer Clintons and a freedom-loving Kremlin.

More at the link... if you want

https://www.thedailybeast.com/realclear-media-has-a-secret-facebook-page-filled-with-far-right-memes
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bluewater

(5,376 posts)
17. So The Economist's Poll tracker is the way to go then? It is more sophisticated too.
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 06:03 PM
Oct 2019
Methodology
We estimate support for each candidate using a statistical method called Bayesian dynamic Dirichlet regression. The model aggregates polls over the course of the campaign, putting more weight on polls conducted recently, less on those with small sample sizes and accounting for “house effects”—the tendency for some polling firms to over- or underestimate support for certain candidates. We exclude polling firms that do not use rigorous methods. In the past, surveys conducted over the phone with a live interviewer or with online survey-takers that use well-thought-out methodologies have been more reliable than other methods.


https://projects.economist.com/democratic-primaries-2020/

RCP just does a simplistic unweighted average of the last 5 or so polls,hence it's chart jumps around a lot.

Some people fee that the Economist's model may be smoothing too much, but it certainly doesn't swing 6 % points if two strong polls come in the same day for a candidate.

Thanks for the info on RCP's other right-wing social media.

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ritapria

(1,812 posts)
4. That is why Bernie's support is understated in many polls
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 02:08 PM
Oct 2019

His support is heavily concentrated amongst voters 18-34 ... His support amongst voters over 60 is around just 5% …

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TidalWave46

(2,061 posts)
6. Seems strange that the longer they get to know him....
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 02:09 PM
Oct 2019

The less they like him.

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Tarheel_Dem

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5. "Old people" are reliable voters. I'm sure the name calling was meant as flame bait, but why is...
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 02:08 PM
Oct 2019

any poll that's good for Biden characterized as "biased"?

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Act_of_Reparation

(9,116 posts)
10. "Old people are reliable voters"
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 02:36 PM
Oct 2019

Or current campaign strategies encourage participation from older voters, to the neglect of younger demographics. Whatever gives you the warm-and-fuzzies, I guess.

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Thekaspervote

(32,606 posts)
12. When you get an answer to that.... a FACT based answer would you let me know?? Thx
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 02:37 PM
Oct 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
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emmaverybo

(8,144 posts)
13. Yes. I find the "old people" name calling offensive as is dismissing an entire population. But
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 02:54 PM
Oct 2019

once again, in addition to belittling Biden supporters, positive Biden polls are scoffed at.

That Biden is still more than holding his own, given media bias against him and the full brunt of the Trump machine, demonstrates Biden’s durability. Not one internet-based news source that democrats pay attention to supports Biden while readers tend to virulently oppose him.

But Joe prevails. He endures. He and “old people” aren’t going anywhere soon.

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HelpImSurrounded

(441 posts)
18. It was meant to insult polling methodologies not voters
Tue Oct 15, 2019, 11:16 AM
Oct 2019

And 'biased' in this case merely means 'demonstrates a preference for'. If the polling sample is naturally excludes a portion of the populace, however unintentional, it is biased.

Usually we see "Among democrats" or "registered voters" or "likely voters", I think they need a new category "willing to answer an unrecognized phone number." I see more and more people every day with a growing sense of phonephobia.

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TidalWave46

(2,061 posts)
7. I think they make one thing clear.
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 02:11 PM
Oct 2019

Warren and Biden are front runners and no one else is currently on the move.

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Alliepoo

(2,196 posts)
14. Huh.
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 03:05 PM
Oct 2019

Funny that my daughter and her friends are in their mid 30’s and are big Biden supporters. I’m certain they are far from alone in their age groups support of handsome Joe. Also-the hubs and I have a landline (bundled service) We are considered “old” by some and we certainly don’t answer unknown calls. I’m growing weary of these 538 pearls of wisdom.

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abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
15. The statement in the op that "old people have land lines and answer them"
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 04:48 PM
Oct 2019

is not correct. I'm old and I have a land line but I use my Caller ID feature to screen calls and I won't answer any number I don't recognize.

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Politicub

(12,163 posts)
16. And nobody has time to slog through a long online survey, either.
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 05:57 PM
Oct 2019

Most online surveys are fielded from pools of people who self-identify as people who enjoy taking surveys.

Not all, of course. But the majority are certainly administered in this way.

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