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mythology

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6. National polls were more accurate in 2016 than in 2012

Reply to Atman (Original post)

Tue Apr 18, 2017, 06:58 PM

Apr 2017

Some state polls were off, but not substantially more than in other elections. It boggles my mind the stuff people just invent to make the story fit the narrative they want to tell. The information is available, you just have to actually be willing to consider that you might be wrong about what you "know".

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/23/national-polling-in-2016-may-have-been-better-than-polling-in-2012/

http://www.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/198155/national-polling-accurately-nails-popular-vote.aspx

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I don't trust any election anymore. [View all] Atman Apr 2017 OP

We've known our elections have had issues for some time and we haven't worked on it. NightWatcher Apr 2017 #1

Lots of people have been trying for many years. Verified Voting has been at it since before the Amaryllis Apr 2017 #7

Gerrymandering, vote suppression and the EC have stabbed the heart of our democracy Calculating Apr 2017 #2

Any faith in the US election system is now defunct BSdetect Apr 2017 #3

Glad people are waking up to this Worktodo Apr 2017 #4

What lies at the core of any democracy canetoad Apr 2017 #5

National polls were more accurate in 2016 than in 2012 mythology Apr 2017 #6

"GOP pretty much OWNS the entire voting machine industry" moondust Apr 2017 #8

IT is very true that GOP owns voting machine industry as those of us who have been . Amaryllis Apr 2017 #9

I agree with what you say Atman. BUT ... MainSt99 Apr 2017 #10

Oldie but goodie. I did this during the W years. Atman Apr 2017 #11

The machines can be manipulated.. yuiyoshida Apr 2017 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author yuiyoshida Apr 2017 #13

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