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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
15. Pollsters have been misrepresenting what Democratic voters want
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 05:59 PM
Mar 2021

this entire century. Ask the wrong questions, get stacked, misleading answers offered as "proof" of lies.

There was a wakeup when the widespread popular response to Elizabeth Warren's big ideas belied what they'd been reporting. But they've been repairing that exposure ever since, and have staked a new offensive position that Democrats are split between conservative-leaning "moderates" and "progressives."

Horseshit. From our left to our right, we're overwhelmingly progressive liberals. There is almost literally no such thing as a Democrat who is not at least somewhat progressive, but usually very. Even our relative few conservatives.

Why would pollsters, whose product is enormously influential, not be infiltrated by the same RW agents who shape the product of most of the MSM, and of the Republican Party? Of course they are.

Because techniques to deceive, divide, demoralize, disillusion, divide, self-disenfranchisement, and divide by providing disinformation work.

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538's Walk of Shame continues. [View all] speak easy Mar 2021 OP
And that poll is rated differently... brooklynite Mar 2021 #1
So you say, and say, speak easy Mar 2021 #2
I'm not defending them; I'm acknowledging them... brooklynite Mar 2021 #10
"I'm better hearing opinions that disagree with my own" speak easy Mar 2021 #12
Yes, if fact. brooklynite Mar 2021 #14
How are you going with understanding the 2/3rds of Republicans speak easy Mar 2021 #18
Don't Agree ProfessorGAC Mar 2021 #7
LOL, ok! nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #21
LOL, Back ProfessorGAC Mar 2021 #22
Parody? Nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #23
It would seem to explain why * numbers never changed from 40% (of who/what) for 4 years Hestia Mar 2021 #24
Its not rated differently enough and that's the bigger issue uponit7771 Mar 2021 #9
outliers are always important to a data set... WarGamer Mar 2021 #3
When 538.com has to Apply a 10 point Adjustment-maybe they should just drop it Stallion Mar 2021 #4
Rassmussen Is Land Lines Into Assisted Living Institutions DanieRains Mar 2021 #5
I am one of the yougov people Tree Lady Mar 2021 #6
FUCKIN WOW !! Only a 3 point adjustment on the upside from rAssMussen !? Just fuckin wow!!! uponit7771 Mar 2021 #8
A ten point adjustment over all. speak easy Mar 2021 #11
So, you want them to "Unskew The Polls"...? regnaD kciN Mar 2021 #13
No. speak easy Mar 2021 #16
Pollsters have been misrepresenting what Democratic voters want Hortensis Mar 2021 #15
Rasmussen's final 2020 Election poll Locutusofborg Mar 2021 #17
Did you read the OP? speak easy Mar 2021 #19
Data is never the problem. Yavin4 Mar 2021 #20
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