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Deminpenn

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7. There is too much value being put on MOE
Fri Nov 1, 2024, 04:45 PM
Nov 2024

The theory of some posters is that Harris could be anywhere from 3 or 4 pts either up or down at any given time. We might expect some polls to show her at 52 or 53%, but none of them do. Conversely, we might expect some polls to show her at 45 or 46 %, but none of them show that either.

Trump might be expected to break 50% in some polls or bottom out around 44% in others. But that hasn't happened either.

And there have been a lot of polls.

What is true is that the race is remarkably stable with Harris around 50% and Trump around his ceiling of 46-47%.

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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
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