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69. The races in 2022 were also close...

Fri Sep 8, 2023, 03:08 PM

Sep 2023

That they broke to the Democrats was counter to most traditional political behavior in the first midterm of a new Presidency. In any case, nothing to do with the accuracy or ethicality of polling data.

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CNN Poll: Biden faces negative job ratings and concerns about his age as he gears up for 2024 [View all] brooklynite Sep 2023 OP

It still blows my mind. piddyprints Sep 2023 #1

Yup. Can't figure this out either. nt AZ8theist Sep 2023 #2

headwinds from CNN is more like it Blues Heron Sep 2023 #3

Another reason to avoid CNN. Raven123 Sep 2023 #4

"Swiftboating" democratic presidential candidates is now tradition with no_hypocrisy Sep 2023 #5

"Is now"? No, has been . This has been going on for years, Autumn Sep 2023 #62

Way too early Sugarcoated Sep 2023 #6

I don't dispute that polls change. brooklynite Sep 2023 #7

Won by. And are we saying the republican support has been on a steady increase since then? bullimiami Sep 2023 #15

I'm saying Biden support isn't increasing either. brooklynite Sep 2023 #23

The polls were incredibly accurate last year Sympthsical Sep 2023 #35

They were not. Only in hindsite. The accurate polls are amplified and the others downplayed. bullimiami Sep 2023 #48

Story line and reality are not the same thing Sympthsical Sep 2023 #49

Its looks as though your common sense aggregator did a great job. bullimiami Sep 2023 #52

We agree on that topic, though Sympthsical Sep 2023 #57

How about STFU CNN. I call bullshit on this story line they are manufacturing. bullimiami Sep 2023 #8

Nikki will NOT be the nominee. 54% will not just vote against Biden for any GOP candidate. Freethinker65 Sep 2023 #9

It's not about the GOP nominee Thrill Sep 2023 #13

These early polls are useless and irrevelant and thnking someone is old doesn't mean you won't vote for them. Demsrule86 Sep 2023 #16

Getting upset about this post IS. Freethinker65 Sep 2023 #22

Don't just dismiss these polls Thrill Sep 2023 #10

Oh ye of little faith, Hillary was not an incumbent for one thing. Biden is already proven winner Walleye Sep 2023 #12

Here we go with the being dismissive Thrill Sep 2023 #17

I'm just sick of these new polls every day, they don't tell us anything Walleye Sep 2023 #20

i got my voting reg in mail yesterday. excitedly said something to woman standing there LizBeth Sep 2023 #26

A lot of Americans don't believe in civic duty anymore Walleye Sep 2023 #27

That sure is a story AZSkiffyGeek Sep 2023 #63

So aside from gnashing this poll what are YOU doing? edisdead Sep 2023 #25

The frustrating thing is there's not a heck of a lot I can do about it. Walleye Sep 2023 #28

what do you propose? treestar Sep 2023 #45

I agree with you that we should be mindful of this issue Buckeyeblue Sep 2023 #44

brooklynite, you suggesting we pick a different candidate? Emile Sep 2023 #11

When did I say that? brooklynite Sep 2023 #14

CNN is not newsworthy. Butterflylady Sep 2023 #54

Or (apparently) MSNBC (sometimes) The NY Times, The Wash Post, The Hill, Politico.... brooklynite Sep 2023 #56

We are on the cusp of fucking fascism vercetti2021 Sep 2023 #18

CNN is now a tool for conservatives MyMission Sep 2023 #19

weak prediction, based on polling right now. It's ALWAYS bogus and wrong at this point bigtree Sep 2023 #21

Yes. What you said! You said it much better than I can Walleye Sep 2023 #32

Where's the "prediction"? brooklynite Sep 2023 #34

"Rant about biased polls all you want. This will be a close election." bigtree Sep 2023 #40

And did you look at that data? brooklynite Sep 2023 #41

Carville Aepps22 Sep 2023 #68

The races in 2022 were also close... brooklynite Sep 2023 #69

Exactly. Though not highlighted this poll also indicated the following JohnSJ Sep 2023 #37

Good post Sugarcoated Sep 2023 #61

My opinion quickesst Sep 2023 #24

👆 Walleye Sep 2023 #31

Yes, all this is true. And we here all agree that Joe is the best bet. But we do need to Scrivener7 Sep 2023 #33

Ray Gun faced headwinds & negative approval in 1983 Norbert Sep 2023 #29

Fuck CNN, and the MSM. They highlight all the negatives burying deep inside the most important JohnSJ Sep 2023 #30

That is important - but not in the way you think Sympthsical Sep 2023 #50

Let's face facts the Republicans constant drumming about Biden's age has worked. doc03 Sep 2023 #36

With the help of the illustrious press. Hardly anything is mentioned about trump's age JohnSJ Sep 2023 #39

That's true if the media would be honest Trump is obviously doc03 Sep 2023 #43

People are not rational. They're looking to blame someone. flamingdem Sep 2023 #38

It seems that registered republicans were over sampled in this poll JohnSJ Sep 2023 #42

What about TFG's age? treestar Sep 2023 #46

2024 was always going to be close, especially in the Electoral College Fiendish Thingy Sep 2023 #47

Well, we got a full year of these SHIT POLLS! bluestarone Sep 2023 #51

It's a suspect poll where they oversampled Republicans herding cats Sep 2023 #53

After reading this, this polling is a JOKE. Butterflylady Sep 2023 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Sep 2023 #58

Recommended. H2O Man Sep 2023 #59

So much bullshit it's hard to fathom. NoMoreRepugs Sep 2023 #60

I'm not worried. Elessar Zappa Sep 2023 #64

So we should just give up and give the best POTUS of my adult life ExWhoDoesntCare Sep 2023 #65

If TFG is the GOP nominee, President Biden's age will not be a big issue LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2023 #66

I don't think it will be that close. LiberalFighter Sep 2023 #67