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OKIsItJustMe

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5. It isn't of course

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 1, 2024, 03:55 PM

Nov 2024

On the other hand a lot of people were getting depressed when the polls were the other way. (i.e. Harris was down 2 point.) It really is a “Margin of Error Election.”

I loved David Brooks’ comment a few weeks ago to the effect that, “This campaign started out tied, and has only gotten closer since then.”

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MASSIVE New Poll Shows Trump Getting Crushed By Blue Wall Bulwark Takes [View all] Jmb 4 Harris-Walz Nov 2024 OP

2-3% lead with a 4% MOE isn't exactly"getting crushed" nt Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 #1

Great minds and all that... TwilightZone Nov 2024 #3

It isn't of course OKIsItJustMe Nov 2024 #5

It's the title of the video - Tim Miller named it Earthrise Nov 2024 #11

A 2-3% lead in polls that have an MOE isn't even remotely "crushed" TwilightZone Nov 2024 #2

Just check the poster's bio NoRethugFriends Nov 2024 #4

Sources OKIsItJustMe Nov 2024 #6

There is too much value being put on MOE Deminpenn Nov 2024 #7

MOE isn't a theory. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #8

It's your theory and conclusion Deminpenn Nov 2024 #9

No clue where you got that idea. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #10

I understand MOE is a statistical calculation Deminpenn Nov 2024 #13

A wild supposition OKIsItJustMe Nov 2024 #12