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Seasider

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25. Conservatives new defense is that all the polls are wrong because

Reply to macwriter (Original post)

Sun Aug 30, 2020, 12:38 PM

Aug 2020

There's a large contingent of closet Trump voters who are lying to pollsters because they're ashamed to admit publicly they're for Trump but when they cast their ballot, it will be for Trump and everyone is going to be shocked again on election day.

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****DAILY USC DORNSIFE POLL FOR AUG 29**** [View all] macwriter Aug 2020 OP

Yeah but betting markets say the sky is falling... jcgoldie Aug 2020 #1

Looking just now at one of the betting markets it has dropped yes, but is inline with the ntl polls Thekaspervote Aug 2020 #6

I just wonder if one person or group of people Tribetime Aug 2020 #19

I'm done with polls. I'm going with my gut. This election will be decided weeks after Nov 3. idziak4ever1234 Aug 2020 #2

Oh pleeease.. can we not have anything positive? Thekaspervote Aug 2020 #4

I was positive four years ago and had my heart ripped out. idziak4ever1234 Aug 2020 #7

Post removed Post removed Aug 2020 #16

They aren't silent, and they're far from the majority. bearsfootball516 Aug 2020 #24

+1. Tremendous headwind. Like a punch in gut last night Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2020 #33

ahhh the old "gut method" jcgoldie Aug 2020 #9

? That is a very odd thing to say. idziak4ever1234 Aug 2020 #10

Unrec. nt Wednesdays Aug 2020 #12

I guess we should all give up, then. Codeine Aug 2020 #15

Thx for posting! Yes...let's stay focus on the positive Thekaspervote Aug 2020 #3

my gut says the same quaker bill Aug 2020 #5

we need to vote up and down the ticket and make the traitor trump lose by a landslide samsingh Aug 2020 #8

Stay vigilant, not vigilante... Wounded Bear Aug 2020 #11

+1 ancianita Aug 2020 #21

Keep Working Aepps22 Aug 2020 #13

Right...it has never been a belief that you will win that limits the vote, but just the opposite... Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #30

AGREED! MatthewG. Aug 2020 #14

The Democracy Institute and the Trafalgar polls he's been retweeting Roland99 Aug 2020 #17

538 says they "have reason to believe that they (DI) are a fake pollster...." TheRickles Aug 2020 #27

ha! wouldn't surprise me in the least! Roland99 Aug 2020 #32

404 File not found -- meaning a new poster was removed. hedda_foil Aug 2020 #34

That's strange TheRickles Aug 2020 #36

One word.....Senate ashredux Aug 2020 #18

The Senate can't change a thing if a hostile party's president won't sign. Two words, then. ancianita Aug 2020 #22

Democrats will certainly control the house..... ashredux Aug 2020 #23

And replaced by whom? Then what. Signings? ancianita Aug 2020 #26

That would take 67 senators. We will be lucky to get 51. Patterson Aug 2020 #28

McConnell avoided a public airing of evidence. Qutzupalotl Aug 2020 #35

No you can't. You need 2/3 of the Senate to impeach a president . And to impeach a newly Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #29

Don't take it for granted, give it another few days to reflect the convention. shotten99 Aug 2020 #20

Conservatives new defense is that all the polls are wrong because Seasider Aug 2020 #25

What always helps me stay focused AND, more importantly, MOTIVATED. calimary Aug 2020 #31