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HassleCat

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54. Looks like they got it exactly bass ackward

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 03:46 PM

Dec 2015

Look at the age breakdown. Are they telling me the youngest age cohort agrees with Trump more than the older age cohorts? No way. I'm not buying that for a second. And they're telling me Democrats and Republicans line up within 3 points of each other? With overwhelming support for Trump's statements? There is no way this poll is accurate.

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96% of African Americans polled don't agree that Trump has gone too far over plan to ban Muslims? [View all] 951-Riverside Dec 2015 OP

I wonder what the sample size was, something sounds off about this poll ck4829 Dec 2015 #1

Thank you JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #2

Online poll Renew Deal Dec 2015 #13

An online poll that was probably bombarded by those seeking a specific outcome? marmar Dec 2015 #3

It's an online poll... NYC Liberal Dec 2015 #4

Where is the link for this poll? nt sufrommich Dec 2015 #5

Unrec. I wonder what the agenda is here. demmiblue Dec 2015 #6

^this marmar Dec 2015 #8

No witchhunting please. climber3986 Dec 2015 #18

I can witch hunt any unscientific poll I like, thank you. demmiblue Dec 2015 #20

of course you can witch hunt a poll, don't witch hunt riverside for saying 'what the hell' climber3986 Dec 2015 #22

Post #7 and post #14 may be helpful for you. demmiblue Dec 2015 #25

96% of AAs is the highest % reported in the poll, it makes sense for someone not knowing what was .. climber3986 Dec 2015 #33

Inferring a motive, if based off consistency of posting patterns is not a witch-hunt.. LanternWaste Dec 2015 #41

depends climber3986 Dec 2015 #43

yes he has. like blaming black culture for violence JI7 Dec 2015 #50

if thats true then I take back my earlier defense of Riverside climber3986 Dec 2015 #58

^^^^^^^ OK....Who's sock is this? ^^^^^^^^ Blue_Tires Dec 2015 #51

Speak up! You're not wondering, you have already decided there is one. So...let's have it. nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2015 #26

And the headline ought to read...... marmar Dec 2015 #7

+1000 951-Riverside Dec 2015 #9

Yep. demmiblue Dec 2015 #11

+100 Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #46

I googled your OP title,the only "reporting" I found was from sufrommich Dec 2015 #10

What is that supposed to mean? 951-Riverside Dec 2015 #12

No,I mean that I couldn't find the poll you just posted here sufrommich Dec 2015 #15

It was a live poll though Pulse, so it wasn't listed on their website. Lancero Dec 2015 #17

Poll website in screenshots angrychair Dec 2015 #23

The title pics say MSNBC Reter Dec 2015 #42

And all the other numbers are way too high also brush Dec 2015 #14

Where did you find these images? Do you have a link? demmiblue Dec 2015 #16

Link in screenshots angrychair Dec 2015 #21

Bullshit. nt LexVegas Dec 2015 #19

I remember seeing this live on MSNBC n/t Matrosov Dec 2015 #24

Looks like a BS online poll still_one Dec 2015 #27

Looks like most of the NO respondents were under 35. MADem Dec 2015 #28

Well, duh MosheFeingold Dec 2015 #29

Correct you are 1939 Dec 2015 #47

No. You don't. marmar Dec 2015 #59

Precisely, black folk aren't any more xenophobic than other Americans DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #60

It's not immigrants from everywhere taking crappie ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #61

9.6% unemployment doesn't help MosheFeingold Dec 2015 #62

I personally don't trust online polls. Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #30

I suspect that the group "Maryland 4 Trump" is a manipulator of polls ck4829 Dec 2015 #31

ha ha. Keep voting in this on line poll. riversedge Dec 2015 #32

I was polled by phone yesterday. DURHAM D Dec 2015 #34

A month ago, you were in favour of polls, and now you try to sabotage them muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #39

It was a push poll for a teabagger. DURHAM D Dec 2015 #48

Fuck no it's not for real. ismnotwasm Dec 2015 #35

Somehow I think that if this poll was reporting the same thing Tipperary Dec 2015 #36

Of course not melman Dec 2015 #44

I agree with Faux pas Dec 2015 #37

Online poll...."keep voting" brooklynite Dec 2015 #38

Clickety-clickety-click. MineralMan Dec 2015 #40

Two points. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #45

your a troll. you posted the thing about black rappers and other black culture being to blame JI7 Dec 2015 #49

That is a blatant smear and a lie but I'm not going to alert on it. 951-Riverside Dec 2015 #55

its a fucking online poll. you are the one who thinks it's representative of reality JI7 Dec 2015 #56

Again, it aired on MSNBC. How are you not getting that? 951-Riverside Dec 2015 #57

if these are republican voters i would be shocked. patsimp Dec 2015 #52

i cant believe agnostic102 Dec 2015 #53

Looks like they got it exactly bass ackward HassleCat Dec 2015 #54