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16. Why is anyone listening to these polls?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Feb 21, 2020, 08:12 AM

Feb 2020

They are meaningless in my mind.

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

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New poll shows Trump faltering in two "blue wall" states he carried in 2016 [View all] applegrove Feb 2020 OP

The problem is that we need more than MI and PA, assuming we hold everything else. Bleacher Creature Feb 2020 #1

I think we need two of those nobuddy Feb 2020 #2

WI Horizens Feb 2020 #3

If WI is a lost cause, Trump is going to win reelection. Drunken Irishman Feb 2020 #5

The electoral college is so confusing. applegrove Feb 2020 #8

I'm not sure about that. Vogon_Glory Feb 2020 #10

Agree Horizens Feb 2020 #13

If the party nominates Bernie, Texas will remain red Vogon_Glory Feb 2020 #15

Cornyn is not really in trouble Moderateguy Feb 2020 #26

Mighty big if, unfortunately. Drunken Irishman Feb 2020 #17

Why kiss off all four states as possible pick-ups? Vogon_Glory Feb 2020 #19

Because those states rarely go Democratic... Drunken Irishman Feb 2020 #22

That was then. This is now Vogon_Glory Feb 2020 #23

I wouldn't bet on it. Drunken Irishman Feb 2020 #24

It's not that AZ is getting browner. It's that we are getting californicated. Vivienne235729 Feb 2020 #38

Biden is within MOE uponit7771 Feb 2020 #28

I don't think WI is a lost cause, but even if it is, that doesn't mean Trump will win. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #41

That poll videohead5 Feb 2020 #6

If you're talking about the WI one I mentioned earlier that poll looked funny. uponit7771 Feb 2020 #29

If we hold and get PA back we just need one more MoonlitKnight Feb 2020 #18

I'm a life long Pennsylvanian. yortsed snacilbuper Feb 2020 #40

The problem, of course, is Wisconsin. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #4

That WI poll looks like an outlier VMA131Marine Feb 2020 #7

+1, I mentioned that today the WI poll represents an 8 point swing for Biden ... looked funny uponit7771 Feb 2020 #30

If we win Florida, then it probably won't matter. RDANGELO Feb 2020 #9

The amendment to restore voting rights will help in Florida MoonlitKnight Feb 2020 #20

wtf is up with Wisconsin? greenman3610 Feb 2020 #11

That's what I want to know. Laelth Feb 2020 #14

polls underestimated Trump in those States Ackoto Feb 2020 #12

Polls didn't factor in Russian support for 3rd party candidates and them over performing by 300% uponit7771 Feb 2020 #31

Why is anyone listening to these polls? Steelrolled Feb 2020 #16

You are so right. Lucid Dreamer Feb 2020 #21

The swing state polls are not, that's where we win ... no national polls that mean nothing uponit7771 Feb 2020 #32

You are correct that the swing state polls are important Steelrolled Feb 2020 #39

As someone active in Democratic politics in my little blue corner of a red state Moderateguy Feb 2020 #25

These are long time Blue States evertonfc Feb 2020 #27

I guess Wisconsin wants to make some kind of a name BootinUp Feb 2020 #33

How are the polls in Ohio? I think it is winnable, Ohio has a diverse population doc03 Feb 2020 #34

What are the numbers? applegrove Feb 2020 #35

I found this Biden is way over Trump it is a while back though doc03 Feb 2020 #36

Wow. I hope we get Ohio. applegrove Feb 2020 #37

As Ohio gets older and whiter, it becomes increasingly out of reach. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #42

Obama won twice didn't he? Sherrod Brown doc03 Feb 2020 #43

It's been 8 years since Obama won Ohio. A lot can and has changed in 8 years. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #44

Well Dems better get off their ass and try and doc03 Feb 2020 #45

I'm not saying Dems should give up on OH. But we're more likely to flip AZ, NC and even GA. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #46

So far our nominating process is looking like doc03 Feb 2020 #47

He only needs Wisconsin greenjar_01 Feb 2020 #48

We need Wisconsin or we're screwed. octoberlib Feb 2020 #49