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54. Then you know exactly what I'm talking

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Tue Jun 23, 2015, 05:04 PM

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In My Opinion: No DUer Should Be Criticized for Posting Poll Results [View all] MineralMan Jun 2015 OP

Facts are facts Gothmog Jun 2015 #1

Yup. I'm able to form my own opinions. MineralMan Jun 2015 #2

I come to DU for information also Gothmog Jun 2015 #3

I wish nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #5

Nor should they be "punished" for expressing an opinion question everything Jun 2015 #43

A little more nuance would be good nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #4

I never reported news. That wasn't my journalistic specialty. MineralMan Jun 2015 #7

And strategists know this nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #8

Why are internet polls not information results too aspirant Jun 2015 #6

Don't think MM suggested people should be criticized for posting internet polls. NYC Liberal Jun 2015 #9

Every poll needs to be looked at. MineralMan Jun 2015 #10

Can you cite me any poll that's verifiable? aspirant Jun 2015 #13

In advance? Of course not. MineralMan Jun 2015 #14

Can you verify "the information they gather"? aspirant Jun 2015 #16

Legitimate polling firms publish their selection criteria, the sample size, MineralMan Jun 2015 #18

To verify the polls aspirant Jun 2015 #36

No pollster is going to release personal information about MineralMan Jun 2015 #38

What government agency aspirant Jun 2015 #48

Becuase internet polls are a self selected sample nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #11

To look at polls differently edgineered Jun 2015 #12

Many even think aloud Capt. Obvious Jun 2015 #15

Codswallop tkmorris Jun 2015 #17

Balderdash MineralMan Jun 2015 #19

Sometimes a poll is just a poll. Trash talking? Oh please. yellowcanine Jun 2015 #40

Informative, or scoreboarding? You make the call.. frylock Jun 2015 #42

I am never critical of those posting poll results. old guy Jun 2015 #20

Thanks. MineralMan Jun 2015 #21

Exit polls said John Kerry won 2004 in Ohio, I think, didnt they? NoJusticeNoPeace Jun 2015 #27

The thing about polls IMO, is you can form opinions if you carefully form the question. nt Snotcicles Jun 2015 #22

What do you have against people from Poland? LOL! MineralMan Jun 2015 #23

OMG let me fix that, all this talk about flags lately. sheesh. nt Snotcicles Jun 2015 #31

Merely for presenting it as information? No. geek tragedy Jun 2015 #24

Even presenting a poll without comment often MineralMan Jun 2015 #26

You raise a good point LonePirate Jun 2015 #35

All too often, assumptions are made about posters' motives, MineralMan Jun 2015 #37

Push polls are just another propaganda tool. 99Forever Jun 2015 #25

In many cases, a push poll is just a poll MineralMan Jun 2015 #29

Ahh bullshit. 99Forever Jun 2015 #33

In my opinion, EVERY DUer should be criticized Exilednight Jun 2015 #28

I'm not big on ridiculing people. MineralMan Jun 2015 #30

That's some BS. I've been in threads with you ridiculing people. Exilednight Jun 2015 #32

Posting a poll does not mean the poster thinks that's how an election will turn out muriel_volestrangler Jun 2015 #39

No, they're not. I've posted this before .... Exilednight Jun 2015 #41

Unless they're Rasmussen KamaAina Jun 2015 #34

As long as the pollster is identified, I trust DUers to be able evaluate the facts presented Gothmog Jun 2015 #44

Can you share an example of a DUer being criticized for posting poll results? n/t Dawgs Jun 2015 #45

Do I have to? Really? MineralMan Jun 2015 #46

Thanks. I assumed it would have been easy. n/t Dawgs Jun 2015 #52

Then you know exactly what I'm talking MineralMan Jun 2015 #54

We've been told only the DU polls matter........ Historic NY Jun 2015 #47

We often perceive the superfluous as a collective good. LanternWaste Jun 2015 #49

k&r... spanone Jun 2015 #50

It's not a reason to accuse a poster of anything. However, one should also be able to point out merrily Jun 2015 #51

I'm bookmarking this thread for the next time a certain candidate gets "a bump". The responses are Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #53

Nor should they be applauded Martin Eden Jun 2015 #55