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ffr

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20. I have much respect for the work on those sites, but

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #18)

Mon Nov 5, 2012, 01:40 AM

Nov 2012

why can't you just quit? I'm not after you, but you certainly are taking this personal. Relax already.

You will not convince me. I'm quite confident in my ability to do math and I know how easy it is to manipulate data to show something that looks convincing, when in fact, when you dig into it, it's BS.

Can you just let it go? Please, I beg you, let it go already. You win. I'm undeterred.

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Dashing Republican Hopes [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 OP

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I Don't Get Them. I Debunked Their Arguments DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #3

Awesome post that should pinned if DU pinned VirginiaTarheel Nov 2012 #2

TY/nt DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #6

We know two wingnuts that are extremely optimistic meadowlark5 Nov 2012 #4

. I Don't Get Them. I Debunked Their Arguments DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #5

I'm a poll skeptic. IMO, they're probably 5% - 10% off. ffr Nov 2012 #7

Thers's No Evidence That The Averagev Of Polls Are Anywhere Near 5% -10% Off DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #8

I understand the results, I don't believe that backs up the 5-10% variance ffr Nov 2012 #9

If Polls Are Junk How Did They Predict The Results Of The WI Recall To A Tenth Of A Percent? DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #10

If the polls can predict results to witin 1/10th of a percent how'd they get NC wrong in 08? ffr Nov 2012 #11

They Missed NC By 7/10 Of A Percent. That's less Than 1%. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #12

Congratulations. You site an RCP average of polls ffr Nov 2012 #13

Huh DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #14

This time you contridict yourself. ffr Nov 2012 #16

Those Are National Polls DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #17

You might just stop posting at this point! You are way off!!! Logical Nov 2012 #15

He Or She Is Insulting Me Now. I Feel Like I Am A Casualty In The War On Math/nt DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #18

I have much respect for the work on those sites, but ffr Nov 2012 #20

Linzer's Work Is Peer Reviewed As Is Much Of The Other Work. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #22

ffr's right. Polls suck johnlucas Nov 2012 #23

No, I don't take challenges personal ffr Nov 2012 #19

Any One Poll Is A Date Point DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #21