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Fiendish Thingy

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4. You can't compare the US to France

Reply to Peacetrain (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2024, 05:25 PM

Jul 2024

Le Pen actually won the most votes, validating the polls, but she came in third in the number of seats won, because dozens of third place candidates dropped out before the runoff.

It was quite a demonstration of strategic unity that, unfortunately, is unlikely to work in the US.

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What if our polls got hacked...Not to be disparaging of pollsters.. that is a tough job in my opinion..BUT [View all] Peacetrain Jul 2024 OP

There are many different polling organizations across many different states. They would need to hack all of them. LonePirate Jul 2024 #1

Is this bargaining or denial? Prairie Gates Jul 2024 #2

Answer: no. brooklynite Jul 2024 #3

You can't compare the US to France Fiendish Thingy Jul 2024 #4

Is it possible? Yes. Is it likely? No. Metaphorical Jul 2024 #5

Personally I don't respond to polls because B.See Jul 2024 #6

Joe is rising steadily, and passed Trump nationally June 18. ucrdem Jul 2024 #7

in the past i got push polled more osfthan by a real poll. i always knew because the pollsters had a hard time reading pansypoo53219 Jul 2024 #8