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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: "Wow! Latest ISideWith Results Show Sanders Winning in All 50 States" [View all]That poll isn't a reflection of how people use the internet either. It is a reflection of the dishonesty and/or ignorance of its creators only what the people who took that quiz are said to support.
As for people in a crowd, I don't take that as a representation of any more than people being curious at this point. I've been in crowds at political speeches and never voted for the person I came to listen too. In Iowa, that is quite common. The caucus is more than three months away. Lots can happen in that time period and the scientifically taken polls will go up and down. I'll track on them. At least they have methodology and their skew can be tracked.
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sabrina 1
Oct 2015
OP
They were kept in check by the Fairness Doctrine. Clinton helped deregulate the media, allowing
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#2
I'm amazed at how suddenly the polls showing Sanders 'closing in on Hillary and beating her in NH
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#138
Lol! Hillary supporters were free to vote in it. If enough Hillary supporters had voted in it
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#97
No, it wouldn't. It would still be an unscientific, online poll. Are people really this uninformed
Metric System
Oct 2015
#100
I remember Hillary supporters having the same reaction to polls on Obama like this also.
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#130
Do you really not understand the difference between an online poll that anyone can vote in,
Metric System
Oct 2015
#116
Most of the 'scientific polls' are done on landlines too. Who uses a landline anymore? So how
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#131
Folks at DU refuse to understand the difference between "scientific" and NOT scientific...just sad.
Fred Sanders
Oct 2015
#151
Several people have asked for an explanation. So far I don't see one. Eg, how do we know
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#154
It is up to YOU, not me, to understand the statistical science behind scientific polling.
Fred Sanders
Oct 2015
#201
So since no one has yet asnwered the question, explain the controls on phone calls.
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#158
I'm not defending phone polls. You placed the burden of defending them on me.
NuclearDem
Oct 2015
#181
I'm not discussing phone polls, because they're absolutely irrelevant to this topic.
NuclearDem
Oct 2015
#190
Why don't Hillary's supporters just vote for her in these polls? I didn't vote in this poll, but I
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#215
Like I said, out with the old, including old cliches! Like that one, old and all used up from too
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#20
It is way, way, way larger than any DU poll. But it's true that when PEOPLE are polled
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#26
Right, scientific polls have a candidate winning by +17 when she is losing by -86
Godhumor
Oct 2015
#30
Only bernie people push that site. It comes up every third thread in reddit.
ChimpersMcSmirkers
Oct 2015
#103
'Many people'! That's not very scientific. People are people. 33,000 in Boston the other night, how
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#133
No ... They are more likely, DEMANDING that Research Methods be a core curriculum requirement. n/t
1StrongBlackMan
Oct 2015
#32
Being dyslexic, I learned, early, in school to hate all things math-related ...
1StrongBlackMan
Oct 2015
#40
Considering 87.4% of U.S citizens use the internet and 51.7% of U.S. citizens don't own or don't use
in_cog_ni_to
Oct 2015
#144
"this is not a scientific poll by any stretch" No kidding! If a Hillary supporter posted a poll
Metric System
Oct 2015
#24
Why DON'T they post such a poll? IS there one? Maybe that's why we haven't seen them from
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#33
At least they were scientific and provided a snapshot of the race at the time. Unscientific polls
Metric System
Oct 2015
#57
Grouping this op with the "CNN doesn't poll under 50" and "4 Hispanics is a valid sample"
Godhumor
Oct 2015
#27
And don't forget that Hillary's numbers were sliding with AA's because of a poll that said that
Number23
Oct 2015
#110
Hillary supporters post unverifiable, unscientific, MSM biased polls all the time
aspirant
Oct 2015
#38
Funny, when Sanders began to out strip Hillary in those 'Scientific polls' they were 'not relevant
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#125
Yeah, the entire discipline of sociology would disagree with you on that, champ.
NuclearDem
Oct 2015
#53
Hillary supporters laugh, but the truth is most Dems are closer to Bernie's views.
reformist2
Oct 2015
#68
"68. Hillary supporters laugh, but the truth is most Dems are closer to Bernie's views."
kenn3d
Oct 2015
#78
99% Bernie. 96% Hillary. That's the same result as when I took it over a month ago. It goes to show
Metric System
Oct 2015
#87
Yes, do you have any online polls showing Hillary winning? I'd be happy to kick them, but I
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#93
Well there you go. You need to ask over 300,000 people, or at least a few hundred.
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#95
the Bernie push poll that only knew how Bernie felt about 2/3 of the issues? LOL
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#105
Why so upset? It's just a poll! I haven't seen this much angst in a long time over a supposedly
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#156
If by "upset" you mean "finding it entertaining and hilarious", then yes...I'm "upset".
zappaman
Oct 2015
#159
In Ireland, they call the a Quiz Quiz! Except this one got a prize for NOT knowing the answer!
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#160
Are there any online polls showing Hillary the winner? I keep looking, but Bernie seems to be
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#164
Online polls are meaningless unless they are scientific and even then I don't
hrmjustin
Oct 2015
#165
I can telll that I know a lot of people in Brooklyn who say you are wrong. Now you just made
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#182
I live in Brooklyn and can tell you he is only popular in North west Brooklyn but that is it.
hrmjustin
Oct 2015
#183
You might want to look up the term "click bait",which is the real explanation
sufrommich
Oct 2015
#167
They're all click bait. Money is the reason for the tradtional polls. I asked some questions but
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#169
Seriously, it's just a poll. You are getting yourself all upset over a poll. Why, if it is so
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#194
Great, thanks for keeping it going. So, any online polls where Hillary, who has as much chance as
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#204
I understand. I know it felt when it looked like my candidate was losing ground in past elections.
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#206
Feeble attempts to bash DU and DUers works better on the 'cave' the new one too. Here people tend to
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#187
Yes, you are right Aerows, that's what this poll and others online are reflecting. And that is why
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#203
Oh, I will! They show how amazingly popular Bernie is, how enthusiastic people are about his
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#216
And you're still throwing a temper tantrum over this poll? This might be the biggest tantrum anyone
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#226
It's no use denying it, this poll has you in a tizzy. Same way people threw fits when Obama was
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#228
Are you serious? Like I said this poll has really gotten you very, very upset. I will have to watch
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#273
You seem to be slamming a lot of posts about him. But maybe I misunderstood. nt
Logical
Oct 2015
#237
No you don't slam 'any BS posts'. You slam good Democrats not that it ever effects anyone. But let's
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#278
Phone polls, really? On LANDLINES? Who uses landlines anymore? And including people who are not
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#280
Yes, he is!! The best candidate I can remember ever. The People's Candidate. And a People's Poll!
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#296
As a fair and dispassionate observer it is my observation that the results of the poll...
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#342