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brooklynite

(96,882 posts) Mon Nov 20, 2023, 10:17 AM Nov 2023

"There's one thing these polls are good for, and that is making sure that nobody in the Biden campaign..." [View all]

"...takes any segment of our vote for granted" --Claire McCaskill.

Hasn't anyone informed her that all the polls are fake and there's nothing to worry about?

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"There's one thing these polls are good for, and that is making sure that nobody in the Biden campaign..." [View all] brooklynite Nov 2023 OP

Not fake but maybe as reliable as that recession you kept saying was almost certain to happen. MyNameIsJonas Nov 2023 #1

I din't say a recession was coming; I reported what my financial planner said. brooklynite Nov 2023 #3

Yes, you're reporting multiple times about this pending recession. MyNameIsJonas Nov 2023 #12

Bravo BannonsLiver Nov 2023 #18

Define "hopeful" brooklynite Nov 2023 #21

Polls are one of the main sources of propaganda, gab13by13 Nov 2023 #2

They're not propaganda if the findings are true. brooklynite Nov 2023 #5

McCaskill is one of the last people Dems should take advice from Fiendish Thingy Nov 2023 #4

Translation: "let's ignore anyone who says things we don't agree with" brooklynite Nov 2023 #6

Denial, or critical thinking? Let's focus on the stakes, not the odds Fiendish Thingy Nov 2023 #7

'MacCaskill's warning is based on accepting polls a year from an election" brooklynite Nov 2023 #8

Spelling doesn't alter the point of my post Fiendish Thingy Nov 2023 #9

Who said anything about "moving to the center" or "do a 180"? brooklynite Nov 2023 #11

And how exactly do we address his alleged age and vigor problem? Elessar Zappa Nov 2023 #13

What would you have the Biden campaign do differently? Fiendish Thingy Nov 2023 #14

I agree with her. Don't take anything for granted. shrike3 Nov 2023 #10

Joe Biden is facing a near-historic deficit for an incumbent TheProle Nov 2023 #15

There is a vast difference between "taking any segment of our vote for granted" Fiendish Thingy Nov 2023 #16

If the polls do not model increased turnout for women, Qutzupalotl Nov 2023 #17

Exactly, women are going to worry about what the fuck happens half a world away much less than their own crotch. SoFlaBro Nov 2023 #20

Why would you say all polls are fake? What are you talking about? SoFlaBro Nov 2023 #19