2016 Postmortem

Fred Sanders

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18. Hmmm...seems like someone is applying sound scientific statistical principles.....good to see!

Reply to George II (Reply #15)

Mon Oct 26, 2015, 09:15 PM

Oct 2015

Cue the Poll Truthers.

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Morning Consult: HC: 53% BS: 26% [View all] DCBob Oct 2015 OP

But, but, but, nobody could vote multiple times in that poll!!!!!!!!!11111one eom MohRokTah Oct 2015 #1

+1 Historic NY Oct 2015 #29

You must have seen the favorability numbers kristopher Oct 2015 #34

Actually at this early stage of the race Joe Turner Oct 2015 #31

Darn it no magic polls workinclasszero Oct 2015 #38

Thanks. msrizzo Oct 2015 #2

O'Malley got a nice bump, too. MineralMan Oct 2015 #3

He did.... He's out of the margin of error... Adrahil Oct 2015 #23

Looks like Bernie surged from 25% to 26% upaloopa Oct 2015 #4

Hillary's got a 2:1 lead, there. MineralMan Oct 2015 #5

There is a ceiling how how many Democratic Party members will side with a D- NRA rating. Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #7

He might have gone up to 26.5% had he stuck around and shmoozed with the crowd afterward. George II Oct 2015 #16

Hehe.. DCBob Oct 2015 #19

Why do these scientific polls take 2 or 3 days to compile when you can do an on-line poll like in Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #6

That poll ended yesterday. MineralMan Oct 2015 #8

My mistake. Substitute "compile" with "gather information". On-line polls compile themselves. Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #10

I know, right? NanceGreggs Oct 2015 #14

Because the professional pollsters who publish ACCURATE poll results take time to... George II Oct 2015 #15

Hmmm...seems like someone is applying sound scientific statistical principles.....good to see! Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #18

What is wrong with google's approach? kristopher Oct 2015 #35

I'll play....how do you ensure the anonymous internet clickers are Democrats? Or do not click Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #36

How do you ever ensure people are democrats? kristopher Oct 2015 #40

Science weeps. Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #44

Nice meaningless way to say... kristopher Oct 2015 #48

cranky enid602 Oct 2015 #9

There is a ceiling on Democratic Party voters siding with "cranky". Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #11

Here is Huffington Pollster's "Trend" George II Oct 2015 #12

Biden supporters are realigning pretty much as expected. okasha Oct 2015 #13

National poll: Yawn! Fawke Em Oct 2015 #17

National polls are an indicator of state polls. DCBob Oct 2015 #20

National polls are an indicator of state polls... ? kenn3d Oct 2015 #39

Give it time.. DCBob Oct 2015 #42

Neither of those two states have been polled since MineralMan Oct 2015 #45

Not so kenn3d Oct 2015 #47

Here's updated Iowa chart which demonstrates how national polls can be indicators of state polls. DCBob Oct 2015 #53

Dega vu all over again. wilsonbooks Oct 2015 #21

Bernie ain't Obama. How many times do we have to tell you? upaloopa Oct 2015 #24

But Hillary is still Hillary kristopher Oct 2015 #41

She is 27 points higher than Bernie in the polls. upaloopa Oct 2015 #43

More importantly, her numbers are twice those of Bernie. MineralMan Oct 2015 #46

As the 2007 reference shows, that isn't definitive by any means. kristopher Oct 2015 #49

'Nobody ever goes there. It's too crowded.' MineralMan Oct 2015 #50

That you choose to ignore the evidence about favorability ratings kristopher Oct 2015 #51

I see. Well, OK then... MineralMan Oct 2015 #52

You see? Really? kristopher Oct 2015 #54

Good results for Hillary. Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #22

Positive? Yes, for Bernie kenn3d Oct 2015 #25

All within margin of error, meaning flat. JaneyVee Oct 2015 #26

That's statistical noise when you have a three point margin of error. RandySF Oct 2015 #27

LOL.. only a Bernster could characterize trailing by 27 points as "positive". DCBob Oct 2015 #28

How about those favorables. HerbChestnut Oct 2015 #30

Look at the numbers SmittynMo Oct 2015 #32

I feel like that is a jump for O'Malley? Agschmid Oct 2015 #33

It is, subject to confirmation....and he earned it and more. Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #37