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wryter2000

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5. Polls predict nothing

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2024, 01:57 PM

May 2024

Polls haven't been right for years. And bear in mind, all approval ratings are polls.

The only predictor we have now is real behavior in the form of how people have voted in elections, and all of those point to over-performance by Democrats. I'm ignoring "the polls."

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Biden Is Likely Better Off Than the Polls Suggest [View all] RandySF May 2024 OP

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