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wryter2000

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3. Bogus. Ignore polls.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed May 22, 2024, 06:49 PM

May 2024

They haven't predicted anything for years. The only real data we have is actual voting, and Dems routinely outperform the polls. Sometimes by very large numbers. Watch election outcomes. Everything else is fluff.

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Biden and Trump In Tight National Race [View all] applegrove May 2024 OP

How much did tRump pay to skew this poll? Blue Owl May 2024 #1

the Trump skewed polls were the online variety... like WABC or something WarGamer May 2024 #5

Uh, no duckworth969 May 2024 #2

But Biden is ahead. applegrove May 2024 #6

Bogus. Ignore polls. wryter2000 May 2024 #3

This is madness; unmitigated insanity. J_William_Ryan May 2024 #4

National presidential polls are meaningless.... anciano May 2024 #7

I agree but is shows Biden doing a bit better applegrove May 2024 #8

Biden leads by 1, but you won't see this in the New York Times! DemocraticPatriot May 2024 #9

The NY Times has its own polling organization Locutusofborg May 2024 #10

Because ONLY results from NYT/Siena are "news"?? DemocraticPatriot May 2024 #11

The poll is lining up with a lot about the race Rstrstx May 2024 #12

If it says "tight race" that means Biden's ahead Prairie Gates May 2024 #13

I actually predicted that when I read the OP title senseandsensibility May 2024 #14

This is getting close to the way people used to have to read PRAVDA Prairie Gates May 2024 #15

I though Biden had been behind Trump all along! kerry-is-my-prez May 2024 #16