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2016 Postmortem

OilemFirchen

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10. There are three weeks to go, yes?

Reply to Attorney in Texas (Original post)

Sun Jan 10, 2016, 07:10 PM

Jan 2016

Since you're fond of predictions based on linear trends, let's try this:

Here's the one-month poll of polls:

The spread has narrowed by about three points. Go ahead. Do your magic!

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Today's good polling in Iowa - Sanders 45%, Clinton 48%, O'Malley 5% [View all] Attorney in Texas Jan 2016 OP

So- Clinton leading Sanders by three in IA means "good for Sanders..." brooklynite Jan 2016 #1

Yes - it means the race is tightening and Fawke Em Jan 2016 #2

Today Clinton leads by 3%, a month ago she led by 14%, 2 months ago she led by 24%. HELL YEAH THAT'S Attorney in Texas Jan 2016 #3

One poll does not a trend make. OilemFirchen Jan 2016 #5

That's why I added in the Quinnipiac and Des Moines Register polling. Attorney in Texas Jan 2016 #11

I see. Three cherry-picked polls makes a trend. OilemFirchen Jan 2016 #12

Pssst ... JoePhilly Jan 2016 #4

Yup. OilemFirchen Jan 2016 #6

I noticed that too. Bwahahahahahaha!!!!! JoePhilly Jan 2016 #7

Post removed Post removed Jan 2016 #8

Shouldn't you be off looking for new meaningless metrics? JoePhilly Jan 2016 #9

There are three weeks to go, yes? OilemFirchen Jan 2016 #10