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12. Dirty secret: polls are based on pollsters' assumptions about turnout. A wrong assumption gives a wrong conclusion!

Tue Feb 13, 2024, 11:35 PM

Feb 2024

Edited because I put an equals sign in the title, had to change it to "gives".

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A Question For People Who Still Believe In Polls [View all] gab13by13 Feb 2024 OP

What did the fucking polls say about the race? SoFlaBro Feb 2024 #1

The one I saw here, Suozzi +1 gab13by13 Feb 2024 #3

So a win well within the margin of fucking error. SoFlaBro Feb 2024 #10

Most were Suozzi +4 Mountainguy Feb 2024 #4

It could jolly goddamn well end up being a double digit win. SoFlaBro Feb 2024 #11

I don't think so Mountainguy Feb 2024 #13

Almost every poll I saw Mountainguy Feb 2024 #2

Did not see a +4 here at DU gab13by13 Feb 2024 #5

Here they are Mountainguy Feb 2024 #6

I don't have a home phone, and don't Melon Feb 2024 #7

It's over 17 points right now Johnny2X2X Feb 2024 #8

I bet those +4 polls Mountainguy Feb 2024 #14