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lees1975

(7,046 posts)
37. I was being tongue in cheek.
Mon Sep 2, 2024, 11:58 AM
Sep 2024

I don't think my anecdotal yard sign count, which occurs along streets in the city of Chicago, is a determining factor in where voters are. I think yard signs are available here because we had the DNC and they handed out thousands of them. Even so, Harris will get 85% of the vote in the city.

But, I do think we are not seeing the full effect of what is actually going on. Democrats have a ground game that I have not seen work like this since 2008, when Obama beat McCain. The voter registration, which was something polls were using to factor voter "enthusiasm" has shot way up for Democrats in a couple of weeks, as numbers are counted and recorded and released. We had people here moaning about the numbers in the 13 states where party registration is tracked, because the GOP had a slight edge. That got wiped out fast.

And I get why polls are being cautious. One, the media outlets that own them lose money when their viewership goes down and they want to make this exciting to attract viewers and two, they've been way out of their comfort zone for four election cycles now, and they have to do a lot of rebounding with false narratives and past-dated articles to defend themselves.

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translation DonCoquixote Sep 2024 #1
It helps us liberalgunwilltravel Sep 2024 #23
I agree. BlueKota Sep 2024 #28
Yep. Mr.Bill Sep 2024 #43
The reverse is probably true Cirsium Sep 2024 #44
Definitely! Blue_Roses Sep 2024 #92
Their Content Is Mostly Free Anyway ProfessorGAC Sep 2024 #68
I would think epreic01 Sep 2024 #83
They press corp today wouldn't know how to look for or gather real news. Magoo48 Sep 2024 #90
Whereas the Felon (R) has a narrow but sizeable ego BoRaGard Sep 2024 #2
Unlike his penis * Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 #49
Cue republican mushroom NJCher Sep 2024 #60
Stormy's appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live is historic and should be preserved in the National Archives Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 #62
one of the NJCher Sep 2024 #70
If the situation was reversed, as it was two months ago Voltaire2 Sep 2024 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2024 #4
Might mean greater than the margin of error? Ocelot II Sep 2024 #5
Small, but Huge! getagrip_already Sep 2024 #6
MAGA morph BattleRow Sep 2024 #31
War is peace. Wednesdays Sep 2024 #32
And Winston loved Big Brother ms liberty Sep 2024 #52
Same but different Seinan Sensei Sep 2024 #69
CNN is really annoying. They had that miserable shill Scott something or other on this morning Vinca Sep 2024 #7
It was 2-3 points going in for some polls, a dead heat for others, and she was behind in ABC-IPSOS lees1975 Sep 2024 #8
Seen on FB: And just like that, age & mental competency are no longer issues. -nt CrispyQ Sep 2024 #11
I haven't seen any Harris signs yet. I think people are still ordering the items. jimfields33 Sep 2024 #21
Ours just shipped.... getagrip_already Sep 2024 #34
I was being tongue in cheek. lees1975 Sep 2024 #37
hah NJCher Sep 2024 #67
I had a guy and his wife follow me to a restaurant tavernier Sep 2024 #54
I've Seen Some Around Here ProfessorGAC Sep 2024 #71
Liberals are more reluctant to put up signs Zoomie1986 Sep 2024 #73
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2024 #88
Whoever said that should not be invited back William Seger Sep 2024 #74
And Herr Drumpf got a post-convention nosedive Zambero Sep 2024 #80
It's a sizable national lead, but tight in what matters in USA-- Electoral College. Silent Type Sep 2024 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2024 #14
The EC polls take time to catch up with national polls ColinC Sep 2024 #36
All the more reason to DO AWAY WITH the damned Electoral College. calimary Sep 2024 #58
I no longer think about that because it's just not happening within next 25 years. If we have a Constitutional Silent Type Sep 2024 #61
Well, there is that. calimary Sep 2024 #63
Basically tied in swing states womanofthehills Sep 2024 #86
Both siderism sentence. Liberal In Texas Sep 2024 #10
That doesnt compute "a narrow but doc03 Sep 2024 #12
An OXYMORON is just that. ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2024 #13
Exactly!! wordstroken Sep 2024 #42
I just don't understand why people watch this shit. Bev54 Sep 2024 #15
More journalistic malpractice. paleotn Sep 2024 #16
What ProudMNDemocrat says, only to add, don't let the oxymorons get you down, PC. ancianita Sep 2024 #17
Add to the list ... lpbk2713 Sep 2024 #18
Compassionate Conservative. dchill Sep 2024 #20
Slavery is freedom.... getagrip_already Sep 2024 #38
It's just evidence that their contracts require that... dchill Sep 2024 #19
It's like the hole in CNN's head, narrow but sizable. nt miyazaki Sep 2024 #22
Kinda like the slit BattleRow Sep 2024 #35
Narrow lead in several swing states IronLionZion Sep 2024 #24
I wouldn't suggest using that line when a significant other... Hugin Sep 2024 #25
Lol FemDemERA Sep 2024 #96
My pleasure. Hugin Sep 2024 #97
Was this a chiron or a talking head spewing stupidity? onetexan Sep 2024 #26
Chyron and people on panel. PCIntern Sep 2024 #64
It's twelve inches but pencil thin. Narrow but sizable. twodogsbarking Sep 2024 #27
You know, big but small. CanonRay Sep 2024 #29
Another reason I never watch CNN kimbutgar Sep 2024 #30
It means they need to find a Harris "scandal" pronto. 617Blue Sep 2024 #33
"Harris is winning! Why that's bad news for Harris" NameAlreadyTaken Sep 2024 #39
REALLY what the f DOES that mean??? elleng Sep 2024 #40
Isn't CNN now controlled by a Republican fascist?? hadEnuf Sep 2024 #41
teevee gnewz needs close for ratings. so they are gonna assist their golden ratings squirrel for $$$$. pansypoo53219 Sep 2024 #45
They are probably made to agree (before considered as "guests") that they Will Not refute the Magat's BS. Evolve Dammit Sep 2024 #46
It's the giant shrimp of leads! Scrivener7 Sep 2024 #47
I thought Nate Silver said stable after convention bump was the big thing arlyellowdog Sep 2024 #48
Friends don't let friends watch broadcast "news" NT BrianTheEVGuy Sep 2024 #50
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK DOES THAT MEAN? hahahha LizBeth Sep 2024 #51
My bank account balance is small, yet sizable. Island Blue Sep 2024 #53
I can't abide baldy mafioso or step n fetch Funtatlaguy Sep 2024 #55
CNN sucks. Just my opinion. Joinfortmill Sep 2024 #56
Just CNN's double standards. Will become more blatant in the future. republianmushroom Sep 2024 #57
Country is in sad shape when the orange nutjob is even in the running with a chance. OverBurn Sep 2024 #59
Ironic, joanbarnes Sep 2024 #65
Two things - does ANYONE really care what's said on CNN and who cares NoMoreRepugs Sep 2024 #66
I'm so sorry, PC. Has no one liberated you by instruction in the first law of Buddhism? jaxexpat Sep 2024 #72
So very many of the MSM talking heads would not have graduated from my old J school. They seem to have no clues at all Ford_Prefect Sep 2024 #75
CNN is worse than useless. barbtries Sep 2024 #76
Thanks for watching that nonsense wryter2000 Sep 2024 #77
A national poll with a small lead... Mike Nelson Sep 2024 #78
Then they need to say so... PCIntern Sep 2024 #79
We need to change that arcane BS. czarjak Sep 2024 #82
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2024 #81
They copied the Onion headline from two weeks ago Woodwizard Sep 2024 #84
It means CNN is pandering to right wingers. SunSeeker Sep 2024 #85
CNN is owned by a Chump lover. They are shills for the Felon. Hassler Sep 2024 #87
Like an Oxymoron winagawaukee Sep 2024 #89
"narrow but sizable lead". Aussie105 Sep 2024 #91
Creative and funny! PCIntern Sep 2024 #93
Did they explain how leading at this point in the race is actually bad for Harris? GoYouPackersGo Sep 2024 #94
Ha, ha, ha! PatSeg Sep 2024 #95
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