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Withywindle

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2. I wonder if the polling really was that far off

Thu Nov 5, 2020, 03:17 AM

Nov 2020

This election is a very very different one from any other, because of COVID and the actual attempts by Trump to sabotage the post office way ahead of an election that's more mail-driven than ever before.

The polling was still running on a more conventional idea of measuring voters' intentions. In this case, voters' intentions might not have matched what they actually succeeded in doing.

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Reminder: NBC Estimates there are almost 18 Million uncounted ballots [View all] qdouble Nov 2020 OP

I hope some group can get to the bottom of where the ballots went. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2020 #1

Yeah... qdouble Nov 2020 #3

I half jokingly rownesheck Nov 2020 #9

After the 2000 election, I recall a book or essay on .. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2020 #12

+1 c-rational Nov 2020 #14

I wonder if the polling really was that far off Withywindle Nov 2020 #2

It was definitely on point nationally qdouble Nov 2020 #4

Okay, so I ran the numbers... qdouble Nov 2020 #7

Notice the discrepancies in the results ALL SWAY ONE WAY - towards Trump!! ElementaryPenguin Nov 2020 #16

Right what else could it be? I can't imagine. Captain Zero Nov 2020 #5

Definitely needs to be some deep examination on certain states qdouble Nov 2020 #8

Was military ballots included? Lars39 Nov 2020 #6

Well, according to what was put out earlier qdouble Nov 2020 #10

Ok thanks! Lars39 Nov 2020 #13

They are in the mail! Mopar151 Nov 2020 #11

I think people are getting it twisted. mattclearing Nov 2020 #15