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honest.abe

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59. My appologies. It appears they did not weight the data.

Wed Feb 26, 2020, 08:58 PM

Feb 2020

The results of the survey were not weighted for age, sex or ethnicity, pollsters said. Three percent of respondents were under 25, 14 percent were under 25, 20 percent were under 54, 21 percent were under 64, and 43 percent were 65 or older.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/484723-biden-leads-by-18-points-in-south-carolina-poll

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

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SC SHOCK POLL! Clemson University Palmetto Poll: Biden 35% Sanders 13% [View all] honest.abe Feb 2020 OP

Yep, Biden is definitely in the polling lead. David__77 Feb 2020 #1

only 3% of poll were aged 18-25 - college students not represented & they have been active womanofthehills Feb 2020 #41

That actually is odd - if they didn't reweight. David__77 Feb 2020 #45

Good grief these are survey professionals. I think they understand the need for reweighting. honest.abe Feb 2020 #47

OK. David__77 Feb 2020 #57

My appologies. It appears they did not weight the data. honest.abe Feb 2020 #59

No problem at all! David__77 Feb 2020 #61

KR! And, of course they're not asking repubs Cha Feb 2020 #2

Yep. I wish SC wasn't an open primary. SunSeeker Feb 2020 #10

And of course, it's labeled as SHOCKING!!! LakeArenal Feb 2020 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #3

I think it was just likely voters. honest.abe Feb 2020 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #8

This was posted on twitter that gives a few more details. honest.abe Feb 2020 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #13

"grain of salt" ?? honest.abe Feb 2020 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #17

They improved it. honest.abe Feb 2020 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #19

Ok I thought they had actually improved it from reading that article I posted. honest.abe Feb 2020 #20

I now fully believe that Biden will win SC, possibly a large win, but to call a B/C rated poll the Celerity Feb 2020 #26

Ok.. I stand corrected. honest.abe Feb 2020 #27

all good!! cheers Celerity Feb 2020 #28

That is not correct. The snip below is from the PDF linked from the article. redqueen Feb 2020 #21

Some of it is same. Looks like the dates and MOE are off a bit. honest.abe Feb 2020 #22

The image from Twitter says nothing about online respondents. That's a big difference. redqueen Feb 2020 #23

Online panel voters are usually people who get compensation for answering questions womanofthehills Feb 2020 #50

It was mostly a people over 40 poll womanofthehills Feb 2020 #42

12% unsure Democrats Ascendant Feb 2020 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #6

I know. That is another shocker. honest.abe Feb 2020 #9

We will all owe Steyer a round! Even if he could in reality buy us the brewery!!! Celerity Feb 2020 #31

Welcome to DU wryter2000 Feb 2020 #49

Why is Gabbard getting 2% in my party??? Gamecock Lefty Feb 2020 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #11

Maybe they managed to poll all 7 of her supporters in SC. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #14

Maybe because we are a BIG TENT Moderateguy Feb 2020 #15

Independents and Republicans womanofthehills Feb 2020 #43

SC a state that has not gone D for president since 1976 mikeysnot Feb 2020 #24

LOL.. I knew this was coming. honest.abe Feb 2020 #25

reread my post mikeysnot Feb 2020 #64

For what purpose? Seems out of place to be discussing Republicans in this context. honest.abe Feb 2020 #66

This is a primary, not a general election. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #32

When and where did i hear this before.... mikeysnot Feb 2020 #65

a fact that's only relevant during trivia night at your favorite bar. wyldwolf Feb 2020 #33

I see SC as more of a referendum than anything else Politicub Feb 2020 #34

The important thing is that you minimize any state that doesn't fit your narrative. LanternWaste Feb 2020 #67

An excellent showing for Biden Politicub Feb 2020 #29

Yes!!! Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 #30

What's the "Shock" part? maxsolomon Feb 2020 #35

Biden "left for dead" leading by 18 points and "front runner" Bernie in a distant third. honest.abe Feb 2020 #36

Super Tuesday is where this will all shake out. maxsolomon Feb 2020 #37

I wished none of our 70+ candidates was running. honest.abe Feb 2020 #38

My dream ticket would be Biden/Harris tavernier Feb 2020 #40

Tide Pod challenge voters are the BEST!!!! LanternWaste Feb 2020 #68

But they did not include the young in this poll and they go for Bernie womanofthehills Feb 2020 #44

That was the demographics of the people they randomly called. The cant control that. honest.abe Feb 2020 #48

They claim to be using online panels - I would think they could control it there womanofthehills Feb 2020 #51

My appologies it appears they did not weight the data. honest.abe Feb 2020 #60

Only 3% of those polled were under 25... HopeAgain Feb 2020 #39

Same thing with the PPP poll - 66% were over 46 yrs old - something fishy womanofthehills Feb 2020 #46

Nice catch! Bumperstickers Feb 2020 #56

They could have reweighted the responses. There's nothing to indicate if they did. David__77 Feb 2020 #58

The range of days... Mike Nelson Feb 2020 #53

It takes time to do these polls if you dont have a large operation. honest.abe Feb 2020 #54

Ok Mike Nelson Feb 2020 #55

Major outlier and not a particularly great poll. OliverQ Feb 2020 #62

This colsohlibgal Feb 2020 #63