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mzmolly

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31. Morning Consult (largest sample size) has Biden up by 5 points

Sat Sep 9, 2023, 02:00 PM

Sep 2023

nationally.

I've not heard of the pollsters who have tRump leading, previously.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/

That said, I agree the polls at this time are not very meaningful. Espeically given Trump hasn't been convicted of a crime ... yet.

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Don't Be Taken in By People Pointing out That Biden Is Behind [View all] MineralMan Sep 2023 OP

Thank you Wild blueberry Sep 2023 #1

Who is monitoring the Polling companies? FarPoint Sep 2023 #2

Nobody. Polling this early is horribly inaccurate. MineralMan Sep 2023 #5

I am not taking them in.... FarPoint Sep 2023 #56

A polling company is just that - a corporation trying to make money. erronis Sep 2023 #52

Thank you for the validation... FarPoint Sep 2023 #57

Yup. Elessar Zappa Sep 2023 #3

FUD? CurtEastPoint Sep 2023 #4

Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. FUD. MineralMan Sep 2023 #6

Thx. Awake now CurtEastPoint Sep 2023 #7

I must pay attention to these posts Beastly Boy Sep 2023 #8

Then challenge them. But try to avoid being distracted MineralMan Sep 2023 #9

Absolutely. Not being distracted would be part of my response. Beastly Boy Sep 2023 #10

"Keep Those Ad Buys Coming" the poll message IA8IT Sep 2023 #11

Thank you Keepthesoulalive Sep 2023 #12

Since polls don't try to convince us diligently of their veracity they are nothing more than Prairie_Seagull Sep 2023 #13

Elections aren't won by popular vote leftstreet Sep 2023 #14

You are totally missing my point. MineralMan Sep 2023 #16

Polling at this point is meaningless. paleotn Sep 2023 #42

I'm not "taken" by it, but I don't believe the polling is all badly done or a conspiracy... Silent3 Sep 2023 #15

Really? If you understood the GOP funded polls...did you know that real clear politcs is taking Demsrule86 Sep 2023 #18

Nearly all of the polls, no matter who is doing them, currently show a tight race Silent3 Sep 2023 #38

Bingo. Polling is NOT an exact science. paleotn Sep 2023 #46

Not absolutely precise and "inherently wrong" are not the same thing Silent3 Sep 2023 #58

Many of the polls deliberately twist results for someone who paying for the polls...they were Demsrule86 Sep 2023 #60

Actually, the polls weren't that far off... Silent3 Sep 2023 #63

I think you've made your position clear. edisdead Sep 2023 #67

You should be "buying it". I'm not selling necessarily bad news, just realism and perspective Silent3 Sep 2023 #70

Thank you MM. I am so sick of the constant hair on fire posts...and most simply don't Demsrule86 Sep 2023 #17

In 2016, it was Hillary. MineralMan Sep 2023 #21

I have been trying to tell folks that...FUD is dangerous to our efforts and unproductive. I hope the Demsrule86 Sep 2023 #61

FUD is all Trump has... IrishAfricanAmerican Sep 2023 #19

Very true. MineralMan Sep 2023 #23

Yup, & it's what the russians are disseminating to make ppl not vote onetexan Sep 2023 #26

even if he is down, national polls mean nothing because of our broken electoral vote system Takket Sep 2023 #20

Exactly. It's not hair on fire season. MineralMan Sep 2023 #22

Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt is an industry. Artcatt Sep 2023 #24

You are correct, unfortunately. MineralMan Sep 2023 #25

Yep. On both sides of the political spectrum. paleotn Sep 2023 #47

Fuddle duddell to those polls riverbendviewgal Sep 2023 #27

GOTV indeed!!! CaptainTruth Sep 2023 #28

Yes. There are so many factors that were not in play in 2016 and 2020. LiberalFighter Sep 2023 #29

There's a Big Blue Wave coming in 2024 with Biden leading the way! KS Toronado Sep 2023 #30

Yup. MineralMan Sep 2023 #32

Hope the big brown wave is feces. KS Toronado Sep 2023 #53

Morning Consult (largest sample size) has Biden up by 5 points mzmolly Sep 2023 #31

The naysayers will find something, every time. MineralMan Sep 2023 #33

Indeed. mzmolly Sep 2023 #34

So...if one sows Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD), PatrickforB Sep 2023 #35

Pretty much, yes. MineralMan Sep 2023 #39

I remember having this discussion in 2011 BaronChocula Sep 2023 #36

Yes, GOTV and we'll be fine! ananda Sep 2023 #37

RIGHT ON!i PJMcK Sep 2023 #40

KinR, MineralMan, and nice to see you Hekate Sep 2023 #41

RSO rso Sep 2023 #43

One positive about the negative Playingmantis Sep 2023 #44

Nope. All you have to do is look at 2016. MineralMan Sep 2023 #45

But the polls showed Clinton ahead leftstreet Sep 2023 #54

yes this is exactly my point Playingmantis Sep 2023 #62

I could not agree more. paleotn Sep 2023 #48

Thanks for ForgedCrank Sep 2023 #49

Yup. What's going on reminds me of the 2020 primary Hortensis Sep 2023 #50

This +1000! mcar Sep 2023 #51

hear! hear! Recycle_Guru Sep 2023 #55

K&R betsuni Sep 2023 #59

Sounds nice but I don't think it's a realistic approach ecstatic Sep 2023 #64

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I'm hearing it too mountain grammy Sep 2023 #66

#ShunTheFUD" WestCoastDem42 Sep 2023 #68

Yeah, I don't use Xitter, either. MineralMan Sep 2023 #69