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napkinz

(17,199 posts) Thu Oct 30, 2014, 12:38 PM Oct 2014

MSNBC: polls now showing GOP winning big in Colorado & Arkansas? What's going on??? [View all]

Just saw on MSNBC new poll numbers:

Cory Gardner (R) over Mark Udall (D), 46% to 39%

Tom Cotton (R) over Mark Pryor (D), 49% to 36%

What happened? I thought these races were close?

Sh*t!

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MSNBC: polls now showing GOP winning big in Colorado & Arkansas? What's going on??? [View all] napkinz Oct 2014 OP

"Issues & Answers Network"? Dawson Leery Oct 2014 #1

Don't believe anything you see on corporate media. Just vote. OffWithTheirHeads Oct 2014 #2

Of course I'm going to vote; nothing will deter me napkinz Oct 2014 #3

Arkansas has not been close for a while HERVEPA Oct 2014 #4

and Colorado has been trending toward Gardner for quite a while. cali Oct 2014 #6

both states were listed as ties just a few days ago napkinz Oct 2014 #7

A tie in one poll doesn't mean anything. Must aggregate polls. HERVEPA Oct 2014 #28

It's not much of a shift, been that way for about a month madville Oct 2014 #29

Cotton scares the hell out of me. RoverSuswade Oct 2014 #31

The Arkansas opinion polls are all over the place Art_from_Ark Oct 2014 #19

24 hr news.. that's all they got sailfla Oct 2014 #5

Do they have early voting? Are Democrats voting earlier than Republicans? csziggy Oct 2014 #8

MSNBC provided the numbers early this afternoon without analysis or commentary napkinz Oct 2014 #9

What is to explain? Demsrule86 Oct 2014 #11

I heard that in Colorado YarnAddict Oct 2014 #53

I don't buy it. Demsrule86 Oct 2014 #10

PPP Robbins Oct 2014 #12

Two states with poor polling in the past. nt Ykcutnek Oct 2014 #13

I think it was a Quinnipiac poll napkinz Oct 2014 #15

Lying, cheating and stealing. Atman Oct 2014 #14

Undecided voters are making up their minds. nt hack89 Oct 2014 #16

This may have something to do with the gun control laws pushed through GGJohn Oct 2014 #17

May? MAY? beevul Oct 2014 #52

We abused their trust LittleBlue Oct 2014 #18

There has been hope and change: Jamaal510 Oct 2014 #25

Those are just doctored and/or cherry picked numbers LittleBlue Oct 2014 #27

perception is reality strawberries Oct 2014 #43

The M$M has a bias toward the GOP, in a way they are the GOPs biggest supporter. Rex Oct 2014 #20

Probably likely voters called in the gerrymandered districts. shraby Oct 2014 #21

How do you gerrymander a statewide Senate seat? nt kelly1mm Oct 2014 #39

Polls can't be trusted and they always seem to favor the Repubs in close races just Cleita Oct 2014 #22

of course I'm voting ... napkinz Oct 2014 #24

Wish it weren't the case, but in close elections... Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #41

Ebola is what happened. nt woolldog Oct 2014 #23

Ebola will cause people to vote for the party that is against public healthcare? FSogol Oct 2014 #48

Final Gallup Poll in 2012.. Just sayin'.. Cha Oct 2014 #26

Gallup was a total outlier and anyone following things knew it was garbage. HERVEPA Oct 2014 #30

Yeah, Just Sayin' GOTV.. It's a Ground Game! Good LUCK to Sens Mark Pryor and Mark Udall! Cha Oct 2014 #32

Yes. I agree for sure. GOTV. HERVEPA Oct 2014 #38

So, your message is - believe these polls, because they are not outliers like Gallup was? Trajan Oct 2014 #34

Good Grief. Gallup was the main outlier. HERVEPA Oct 2014 #37

Guns otohara Oct 2014 #33

It's still tight. madamesilverspurs Oct 2014 #35

Daughter in Colorado says massive fear campaign marlakay Oct 2014 #36

I don't know ellie Oct 2014 #45

My daughter is listed as independent marlakay Oct 2014 #47

The next time they call ellie Oct 2014 #50

PPP Polls kaiserhog Oct 2014 #40

Repubs getting their mail-in ballots earlier than Dems. librechik Oct 2014 #42

Lots of transplants here in the last 2-3yrs.. ..... Hotler Oct 2014 #44

Last evening on MSNBC, it was announced Hogan has pulled ahead of Brown by 5 points in Maryland's Samantha Oct 2014 #46

MSNBC is unbelieveably using Real Clear Politics thevoiceofreason Oct 2014 #49

I think Colorado is too close to call. kentuck Oct 2014 #51

Doesn't help that the biggest newspapers in their states went Republican. alp227 Oct 2014 #54

Polls TSIAS Oct 2014 #55

No black people there and mostly rich, bigots. nt kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #56

My guess: backlash to legalized pot Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2014 #57