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bluewater

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11. You are right, 538 and The Economist are both more accurate than RCP Polls.
Sat Jan 4, 2020, 11:58 AM
Jan 2020

The polls are what the polls are.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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President Joe Biden!!! dware Jan 2020 #1
Old polls is the reason why bluewater Jan 2020 #2
These are not old polls...they were not included in those polls I posted yesterday. Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #6
Not old polls!! 538 doesn't do that... look at the graphic it says updated 16 hours ago Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #10
They are updating their average. bluewater Jan 2020 #12
Using complex algorithms and national trends... to update polls where no new polls are available... Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #18
My guess is the numbers in Iowa are higher than that Peacetrain Jan 2020 #3
President Biden...when history of this campaign and the general election is written...this will be Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #4
The RCP Polling Averages don't show Biden leading in Iowa and NH ritapria Jan 2020 #5
When I pointed out RCP averages to someone yesterday, they said Project 538 was more "accurate".... George II Jan 2020 #7
538 updates older polls using other methods than adding new polls where none are available... Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #9
You are right, 538 and The Economist are both more accurate than RCP Polls. bluewater Jan 2020 #11
RCP is just a straight average of polls, regardless of methodology, sample size , or bias LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #15
Not any more...only the pre-Christmas polling shows this...and I doubt it was true then. Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #8
Thx for posting!! Great numbers for Joe!! Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #13
K&R and Thanks Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #14
But haven't you heard about the brokered convention fantasy one poster here has? BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #16
There won't be a "brokered convention" in the manner that some dreamers hope. The first ballot.... George II Jan 2020 #17
This is comforting. n/t Tarheel_Dem Jan 2020 #19
I think this is Iran shit is scaring the crap out of people Lexblues Jan 2020 #20
Agree it's likely, and these polls came before the assassination. Hortensis Jan 2020 #21
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