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Nye Bevan

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23. I only trust them when they show Obama well ahead,

Reply to RepublicansRZombies (Original post)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 02:18 PM

Oct 2012

in which case they are a vindication of his policies and strategies.

When they show Obama behind, however, they are misleading, distorted, an "outliar", use a skewed sample, are Republican-owned, oversample conservatives, undersample liberals, screw the polls anyway, and there is only one poll that counts, the one in November.

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Why does everyone automatically trust the polls? [View all] RepublicansRZombies Oct 2012 OP

Why do you believe everyone automatically trusts the polls? slackmaster Oct 2012 #1

I second that. Polls are just a news-creator for the 24-hour entertainment/news cycle. LovePeacock Oct 2012 #3

but why do you trust elections? RepublicansRZombies Oct 2012 #10

You don't, but I'll tell you what: if something shady goes down this time, LovePeacock Oct 2012 #15

really? I just see so many Americans as apathetic, having no idea what is going on RepublicansRZombies Oct 2012 #17

Being brainwashed by the media is a matter of personal choice slackmaster Oct 2012 #26

It's not about you, it's about the millions of people who will support the cops beating protesters RepublicansRZombies Oct 2012 #28

You certainly are an entertaining source of negativism today slackmaster Oct 2012 #32

not negative, just thinking we should prepare for the worst RepublicansRZombies Oct 2012 #38

I trust my state's Secretary of State to ensure that voting systems and procedures used in... slackmaster Oct 2012 #25

Trust, but verify RepublicansRZombies Oct 2012 #30

Elections in MY state are verifiable and are routinely verified. slackmaster Oct 2012 #33

'Everyone' needs something to worry about, elleng Oct 2012 #2

I think we better do something about the way our elections are counted...and FAST! RepublicansRZombies Oct 2012 #12

Damn right. Unfortunately too late to do anything about counting; elleng Oct 2012 #21

I never have, really. n/t OhZone Oct 2012 #4

Everyone doesn't trust the polls. MineralMan Oct 2012 #5

okey, just seems like a lot of people believed Obama lost because of the media RepublicansRZombies Oct 2012 #14

People believed Obama lost WHAT? slackmaster Oct 2012 #27

the debate of course RepublicansRZombies Oct 2012 #31

Who "won" the debate is a matter of OPINION and cannot be objectively proved one way or another slackmaster Oct 2012 #34

I do not trust polls CountAllVotes Oct 2012 #6

Everyone doesn't like Sara Lee. Lint Head Oct 2012 #7

Polls are little more than propaganda Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #8

Polls can be statistically verified, but few people do this or know how. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #9

These polls are all over the place, plus they use DIFFERENT methodology as well.... LenaBaby61 Oct 2012 #11

I don't trust any one poll, but I do trust the general trend... and it isn't good. reformist2 Oct 2012 #13

how do you judge the general trend? RepublicansRZombies Oct 2012 #16

I don't believe everything is controlled by "the powers that be"... reformist2 Oct 2012 #18

Who gives them more money, Koch and Rove groups, or your average American citizen? RepublicansRZombies Oct 2012 #22

I wouldn't have seen that question here two weeks ago doc03 Oct 2012 #19

True but there's a huge number of right wing polls coming out now. I'm not just talking craigmatic Oct 2012 #24

I don't the citizens united ruling has allowed repubs to spend millions on these right wing polls. craigmatic Oct 2012 #20

I only trust them when they show Obama well ahead, Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #23

I see them more like clay pigeons. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #29

i don't know anyone who automatically trusts the polls spanone Oct 2012 #35

"They lied about Romney winning"? former9thward Oct 2012 #36

Hey, that's just ONE PERSON'S OPINION about how the debate turned out. slackmaster Oct 2012 #37