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47. Polls are credible? I disagree

Reply to cali (Reply #45)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 11:36 AM

Mar 2015

Polls are only are only as reliable as the person who commissions and pays for them is honest. imo.

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Clinton loses ground against GOP in hypothetical 2016 matchups [View all] cali Mar 2015 OP

Well, don't look for her supporters to abandon her even if she's not electable. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #1

Excuse me? Every Clinton supporter here said they would support the nominee. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #3

That's because every Clinton supporter here is dead certain HRC will be the nominee. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #18

So you are calling us liars? hrmjustin Mar 2015 #20

Geez, Freud identified projection as a coping mechanism two centuries ago... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #24

No, I think you're just Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #27

So you are saying I might turn my back on the Democratic Party? hrmjustin Mar 2015 #38

You're right, you personally won't. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #41

And so are the Hillary supporters of this board thank you very much! hrmjustin Mar 2015 #43

Ok, I'll grant you that. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #46

Wow you just keep on going with the insults. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #48

How was that an insult? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #52

I would not have supported Lieberman. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #53

I apparently actually used a name that showed you yourself that when you said you'd always vote for Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #60

I do always vote Democratic. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #62

Well, I vote Dem probably 95%-99% of the time. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #65

Well I will support our nominee. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #67

That's a slippery slope argument and consequently a logical fallacy./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #73

Actually it's the heart of the fighting between people on site. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #84

Not you... Agschmid Mar 2015 #56

Seems rather personal to me and the other members of this board who support her. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #59

It's not. Agschmid Mar 2015 #61

Why not wait til the primaries are ova b4 declarin one's allegiance? Shud neva let ANY candidate take ur vote 4 granted if u want ur issues addressed. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2015 #79

I think he/she just did. leftofcool Mar 2015 #31

Yep. just sad! hrmjustin Mar 2015 #40

Nope, I will gladly vote for whoever the D nominee is. JaneyVee Mar 2015 #39

No, but them I'm not registered as a Democrat. I'm a Democratic Socialist. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #44

So you might vote Republican? JaneyVee Mar 2015 #49

I sincerely doubt it. In every election since I've been old enough to vote Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #50

..which is why all of those state and local technical positions should be non partisan Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #58

That would be nice, but I would still worry about things like judgeships. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #63

No Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #54

It's conceivable. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #68

even though there are plenty here who say roguevalley Mar 2015 #77

Thats your opinion. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #78

yes it is. same as yours. Equal. I don't roguevalley Mar 2015 #82

Well she will have to answer for it and I think she will do just fine. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #83

I respect your ardency for Hillary as the President Aerows Mar 2015 #92

Always respect you my friend. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #95

Love you anyway :) Aerows Mar 2015 #96

Interesting. H2O Man Mar 2015 #2

Not changing my opinion over a poll. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #4

Not changing my opinion over a poll. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #7

Agreed! It will be a competitive race especially because it is a third term for our party. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #9

It would be nice if folks built up their own favorite candidates instead of tearing down others./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #11

That is not going to happen because in order to beat Hillary they have to attack her. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #14

Wowza DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #19

I'm not suggesting you do. I'm expressing MY opinion cali Mar 2015 #12

Fair enough but I was just stating my opinion as well. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #15

I would like to see how Warren, Sanders and O'Malley poll against the potential clown car. leftofcool Mar 2015 #34

There are a Blue Wall of states... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #5

I don't think that blue wall is impregnable cali Mar 2015 #22

New Mexico, New Hampshire, and Virginia aren't part of the Blue Wall./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #25

they are according to wiki and every other source I checked out before cali Mar 2015 #37

Res ipsa loquitur: DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #71

Maybe she'd win over some Tea baggers if she runs. RiverLover Mar 2015 #6

I doubt it. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #10

Here's what I'd say if I wanted to be as crass as your post above ^^ wyldwolf Mar 2015 #16

Maybe it's time to stop holding back. leftofcool Mar 2015 #23

Am I wrong? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #33

Not here on DU. But, you should see the NA forums I belong to. leftofcool Mar 2015 #36

You can use it. RiverLover Mar 2015 #42

You think taking away a minority spot from a bonafide registered Native American is laughable? leftofcool Mar 2015 #51

Is that what she did? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #89

I just had a Warren supporter pull the 'sniper fire' story out... wyldwolf Mar 2015 #94

Laugh. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #26

I have no animus against Senator Warren. * DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #32

President Obama has lauded Reagan and spoken about being Reaganesque. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #57

It frosted me when President Obama said "Reagan was a transformational leader" DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #74

Laugh. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author wyldwolf Mar 2015 #29

Wow! You really do hate Hillary. leftofcool Mar 2015 #21

I hate tea baggers. RiverLover Mar 2015 #28

Certainly not a fan. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #55

My faith in Clinton's chances will waver if TWO things happen... wyldwolf Mar 2015 #8

+1 leftofcool Mar 2015 #17

If people would actually elect a Reep president.. ananda Mar 2015 #13

Well, that's what "they" Want us fredamae Mar 2015 #30

well that made little sense. Polls are credible and verifiable evidence. cali Mar 2015 #45

Polls are credible? I disagree fredamae Mar 2015 #47

I'll go as far as to say a well designed poll that is properly weighted and sampled TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #64

Considering the baggage she's carrying it's hardly surpising. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #66

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #75

Cross your fingers. JoePhilly Mar 2015 #69

Hypotheticals don't win elections. Efilroft Sul Mar 2015 #70

This poll was done March 1-4 (I looked at pollingreport.com) karynnj Mar 2015 #72

Really good points, karynnj/karynvt! RiverLover Mar 2015 #87

Could it be that a lot of rank and file Democrats like Hillary... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #93

Funny, last week the anti-Hillary people were telling us polls are meaningless brooklynite Mar 2015 #76

i did not i have never said pols are meaningless n cali Mar 2015 #86

I didn't say -you-..... brooklynite Mar 2015 #88

4 points above Walker? FML LittleBlue Mar 2015 #80

Yep daredtowork Mar 2015 #81

It's hard for anyone to run fadedrose Mar 2015 #85

A Republican as President of the US Aerows Mar 2015 #90

That is what was inevitable. AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #91