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Godhumor

(6,437 posts)
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 12:08 PM Apr 2016

The silliness of Reuters polling continues. Clinton now up +6.6%

A change of over 7 points in just a few days! People are deserting Bernie!

Or...

Reuters tracking is still a ridiculous tool that should be taken with a huge grain of salt.

Especially considering the screens used:

Among self-id as Democrats
Clinton 49.5 - Sanders 45.4 (+4.1)

Among registered Democrats
Clinton 51.5 - Sanders 44.9 (+6.6)

Among Democratic Likely Voters
Clinton 57.8 - 40.9 (+16.9!!!!)

As always, claiming Reuters shows any kind of movent or momentum is a risky proposition.

http://polling.reuters.com/#poll/TR131/filters/PD1:1,PARTY_ID_:1

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The silliness of Reuters polling continues. Clinton now up +6.6% (Original Post) Godhumor Apr 2016 OP
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The problem with daily trackers is they're susceptible to wild swings Godhumor Apr 2016 #3
LOL bkkyosemite Apr 2016 #2

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Godhumor

(6,437 posts)
3. The problem with daily trackers is they're susceptible to wild swings
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 12:33 PM
Apr 2016

I waited on writing this post since the Sanders +1 came out because I knew it was only a matter of days before it would change again and rather drastically, at that.

And it tells you all you need to know that the swings are predictable.

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