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4. and of course, RCP still has the outlier as the most recent poll

Sun Nov 2, 2014, 05:26 PM

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Des Moines poll was bullshit! [View all] hrmjustin Nov 2014 OP

The DMR is a Gannet paper and as such has a corporate mission rurallib Nov 2014 #1

Most of the papers in this here state are rags 47of74 Nov 2014 #2

I used to have some grudging respect for the Gazette rurallib Nov 2014 #3

and of course, RCP still has the outlier as the most recent poll demwing Nov 2014 #4

Of course it does...RCP stands for Republican Corporate Politics. n/t. Ken Burch Nov 2014 #14

Iowa is pretty conservative, but not looney, bat shit crazy! Major Hogwash Nov 2014 #5

She is still wrong on this one. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #7

Based on what? DesMoinesDem Nov 2014 #8

K&R mvd Nov 2014 #9

Polls that are different from the recent polling are outliers. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #12

I agree it is likely to be an outlier. tritsofme Nov 2014 #13

Nate Silver is right that she is a good pollster but she got it wrong. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #15

Hope you are right! tritsofme Nov 2014 #16

Me too! I hope it works out. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #17

So we were supposed to accept defeat? hrmjustin Nov 2014 #20

How is acknowledging that a poll could be accurate accepting defeat? DesMoinesDem Nov 2014 #21

it is a bad day and I am in no mood to argue. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #22

I don't think any of us saw this coming!!! GGJohn Nov 2014 #23

Thanks and I hope you feel better as well. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #24