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In reply to the discussion: I'm going to beg, ok? [View all]getagrip_already
(17,802 posts)37. My point is polls are garbage and shouldnt be relied upon or influence your vote
Good polls are just tastier garbage, but just as unreliable.
Look at them like a hurrican forecast of a tropical low off the coast of africa.
The wx channel will hype the storms to the max, and once in a while they will be right. But a depression off africa is something to watch, not change plans over.
And no, the analogy doesnt follow that because forecasts get more accurate as storms approach, so should polls. One doesnt follow the other to that extent.
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My point is polls are garbage and shouldnt be relied upon or influence your vote
getagrip_already
Aug 2024
#37
I personally know people who voted for Trump to send "President" Clinton a message,
Ms. Toad
Aug 2024
#29
Me too. After 2016 I don't believe in polls at all. Yes, it's OK to be enthusiastic, but don't think we have this
beaglelover
Aug 2024
#24
Wait. I once travelled across 4 countries and back in a VW bus -- or a Combi as they called it --
KPN
Aug 2024
#22
polling is greatly improved (if you're talking about any of legitimate and respected ones)
stopdiggin
Aug 2024
#43
Without "internal polls" we wouldn't be brimming with excitement about Kamala Harris.
4lbs
Aug 2024
#30
Polls do indeed matter. It's how most people figure out who to vote for, in the end.
mucholderthandirt
Aug 2024
#52