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2016 Postmortem

upaloopa

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28. Polling firms are a business

Reply to JonLeibowitz (Reply #19)

Tue Dec 15, 2015, 01:42 PM

Dec 2015

They offer a service. People pay for the service. Those people want to find out were things stand. If polls were not scientific, if they didn't follow best practiced the results would be worthless.

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Iowa PPP polling Clinton Still Well Ahead of Sanders Hillary 54% BS 34% MOM 7% [View all] Historic NY Dec 2015 OP

HRC has a higher favorable rating than Bernie!? book_worm Dec 2015 #1

The way a poll would work in Iowa is to ask voters who literally are going to caucus all day yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #7

Awesome!!! workinclasszero Dec 2015 #2

PPP - Pay to Play Polling. LOL JonLeibowitz Dec 2015 #3

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Difficult to say JonLeibowitz Dec 2015 #8

We know that because those polling orgs announce when sufrommich Dec 2015 #10

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Someone pays for all the polls its called business? Historic NY Dec 2015 #31

Don't like the poll numbers, kill the messenger. LOL! demosincebirth Dec 2015 #6

Hey, they took money from Hillary's campaign before; they ruined their own reputation. JonLeibowitz Dec 2015 #9

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We know CNN expects to make a great deal of money from Hillary, but... JonLeibowitz Dec 2015 #13

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This is not about me liking or disliking any particular poll JonLeibowitz Dec 2015 #19

Polling firms are a business upaloopa Dec 2015 #28

What pollster has Sanders hired? NCTraveler Dec 2015 #29

So, when Sanders hires a polling company--and takes his money, is that company's reputation ruined? riversedge Dec 2015 #34

Bernie supporters throw all polling under the bus unless it's favorable for sanders FloridaBlues Dec 2015 #35

Iowans know Bernie Chitown Kev Dec 2015 #5

Kinda meaningless without knowing who was called or what they were asked. Scuba Dec 2015 #15

They called IA voters and asked him whom they will be voting for. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #21

And how is "voters" defined? Scuba Dec 2015 #22

Mr. or Ms. Scuba, do you plan to vote in the Iowa caucus? DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #23

That's not relavent. What is relavent is ... Scuba Dec 2015 #25

Here is a link to aggregate polling. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #26

That's OK; it's pretty clear why you don't want to answer. Scuba Dec 2015 #30

I supplied you with a veritable potpourri of polls that employ a myriad of methodologies DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #32

Consistent upward climb since mid-September... brooklynite Dec 2015 #16

Caught me Godhumor Dec 2015 #17

That trend workinclasszero Dec 2015 #18

Love it! <3 NurseJackie Dec 2015 #20

Nice! ismnotwasm Dec 2015 #24

IOWA 12/15 PPP poll: Clinton > Sanders w/ men 15pts; liberals 19pts**; women 21pts; moderates 22pts riversedge Dec 2015 #27

Maybe once the voters finally find out who Bernie is his numbers giftedgirl77 Dec 2015 #33

If this holds up, it's going to be a very short primary. Bleacher Creature Dec 2015 #36