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DeminPennswoods

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9. It's the "likely voter" criteria that's driving

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 11, 2017, 09:12 PM

Dec 2017

the different results. Most "LV" poll results don't show the criteria they use for weighting and/or determining who they consider a likely voter. They don't generally show the results for the registered voters they contacted, then used to cull out the likely voters either.

The highly scattered poll results merely show that pollsters simply don't know who's going to turnout.

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538 What The Hell Is Happening With These Alabama Polls? [View all] Quixote1818 Dec 2017 OP

Polls are meaningless. Turnout is everything still_one Dec 2017 #1

"Shy Moore voters?" Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2017 #2

IMHO, the election is really turning into a referendum DeminPennswoods Dec 2017 #3

They really do want to attract more Toyota (like) plants. nt marybourg Dec 2017 #4

IIRC, AL has always been one of those "poor polling" states... Wounded Bear Dec 2017 #5

This "Analysis" Says... ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #6

I've seen Jones up 10 and Moore up 9 in different polls gratuitous Dec 2017 #7

It's the "likely voter" criteria that's driving DeminPennswoods Dec 2017 #9

the people who count the votes determine the final tally. librechik Dec 2017 #8