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justiceischeap

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8. As many have said, polls this far from Election Day are pretty worthless

Reply to DanM (Original post)

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 12:37 PM

Jun 2016

Also, as others have stated the best way to use them now is to watch for trends.

The vast majority of people aren't paying close attention to the candidates yet--that usually starts around the debates.

However, one trend in polling that seems pretty consistent is that when Trump says something monumentally stupid, his #'s go down and Hillary's go up.

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I'm worried: are polls showing Hillary leading Drumpf just as reliable as the polls were on Brexit? [View all] DanM Jun 2016 OP

Post some recent Brexit polls Renew Deal Jun 2016 #1

European polls were evenly split with all having a close vote. Well within usual = or - tonyt53 Jun 2016 #2

Polls this far ahead of an election are never very accurate. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #3

Weird isn't it? peace13 Jun 2016 #4

As far as I know, the Brexit polls were fine. They showed a very close race, well within Mass Jun 2016 #5

GOTV ffr Jun 2016 #6

If candidates can't give people a reason to show up to the polls to vote Larkspur Jun 2016 #11

Hmmmm, probably 😂😂😎 7wo7rees Jun 2016 #7

As many have said, polls this far from Election Day are pretty worthless justiceischeap Jun 2016 #8

I wouldn't worry Downtown Hound Jun 2016 #9

Polls didn't get the turnout right in UK... JCMach1 Jun 2016 #10