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2016 Postmortem

cantbeserious

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19. Yes One Does - How - One Still Believes That The Polls Are True - Wake Up - Stopping Serving The

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #17)

Sun Dec 20, 2015, 11:25 AM

Dec 2015

System that is owned and controlled by the Oligarchs, Corporations and Banks.

George Carlin said it well oh so many years ago.

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Post-Debate Polling Prediction - My Take [View all] MineralMan Dec 2015 OP

Still Using Polls As A Cudgel - One Never Changes Their Stripes cantbeserious Dec 2015 #1

A cudgel? It's a prediction, not an order. MineralMan Dec 2015 #2

An Opinion With The Effect Of An Order - As If The Universe Agrees With Ones Opinion cantbeserious Dec 2015 #4

How could I possibly order anyone to do anything? MineralMan Dec 2015 #8

By Doing The Bidding Of The Oligarchs, Corporation And Banks Some Are Reinforcing The Implicit Order cantbeserious Dec 2015 #13

Here's the deal: I don't do anyone's bidding. MineralMan Dec 2015 #17

Yes One Does - How - One Still Believes That The Polls Are True - Wake Up - Stopping Serving The cantbeserious Dec 2015 #19

Oh, I'm so done with this subthread... MineralMan Dec 2015 #21

Back With One Sometime Soon To Have The Same Conversation All Over Again cantbeserious Dec 2015 #22

Okay - you don't believe the polls...how is Sanders actually doing? brooklynite Dec 2015 #23

We Won't Know Until The Fat Lady Sings - Hence The Ridiculus Nature Of Using Polls As A Cudgel cantbeserious Dec 2015 #24

I see -- so it was a waste of money for Sanders to hire a pollster? brooklynite Dec 2015 #31

Internal Polling And Publicly Distributed Polling Are Not The Same cantbeserious Dec 2015 #32

"Polls As A Cudgel" Dem2 Dec 2015 #5

Maybe it was a misspelling. I could use a pole as a cudgel, MineralMan Dec 2015 #9

I think it has to do with facts getting in the way of a dream world treestar Dec 2015 #26

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #3

Bernie going down a couple of points could cost him New Hampshire. MoonRiver Dec 2015 #6

The polling in NH is always confusing. MineralMan Dec 2015 #11

I think Sanders apology helped somewhat. It would have helped him more if he had riversedge Dec 2015 #12

At this point, there aren't that many undecided primary voters MineralMan Dec 2015 #15

yes, and that perhaps a reason why the needle will not change much as you riversedge Dec 2015 #18

The timing of the whole thing was just in tune with the debate. madfloridian Dec 2015 #14

I can't imagine that it was intentional in any way. MineralMan Dec 2015 #16

Not sure what you mean by timing, MoonRiver Dec 2015 #20

The debates won't move the needle Kentonio Dec 2015 #7

I agree with your assessment. nt sufrommich Dec 2015 #10

I think Bernie is going to get a bump Bjorn Against Dec 2015 #25

And I think you're overestimating how much people MineralMan Dec 2015 #27

This story really blew up on social media Bjorn Against Dec 2015 #28

Social media will not decide any presidential election. MineralMan Dec 2015 #29

I think you are very wrong about that Bjorn Against Dec 2015 #30

OK. MineralMan Dec 2015 #33