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SWBTATTReg

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22. More doom and gloom. Thanks for the pick me up. Why pass along this sort of

Fri Oct 11, 2024, 01:11 PM

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negative type of reporting? I think it does a disservice to a lot of us here on DU, and my point is, that we need to keep things upbeat, have a positive view on everything, and don't let downbeat crap get us down. A PEP rally. And this talk of 'don't underestimate the polls, blah blah blah'.

I leave that sole function for the repugs to cast a bad light on our people, and not us ourselves shooting ourselves in the foot, beating ourselves down, etc. Good grief.

Apparently, some take polls w/ religious fervor, and believe them to be the holy grail.

Remember the last set of elections where the repubs were expecting to pick up seats in an off year election? THEY DIDN'T. And the same environment, same stuff is still underlying this election too, tRUMP is still there, running. tRUMP is undermining everything.

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Unless all the polls are wrong, this is going to be a very close election. Yesterday WSJ, NY Times, and others were [View all] JohnSJ Oct 11 OP

I ignore all polls.... FarPoint Oct 11 #1

I do ignore all polls, gab13by13 Oct 11 #2

Here's Keith Olberman on how and why the polls are rigged TheRickles Oct 11 #3

Listened bdamomma Oct 11 #5

And Simon Rosenberg, too. He talks about polls near the start of this video. CrispyQ Oct 13 #87

Bullshit. DiverDave Oct 11 #4

You don't think this election is close? The Harris campaign does, and that is why they are bringing out the JohnSJ Oct 11 #6

Not as close as they DiverDave Oct 11 #10

As stated before, the big guns always come out at the displacedvermoter Oct 11 #12

Exactly Rebl2 Oct 11 #40

I think it will be close. There are a lot of the Trump cult who prefer his brand of lies over reality. Lonestarblue Oct 11 #27

and Repubs that totally hate the orange piece of shit.......i really, really don't think a lot of a kennedy Oct 11 #51

The plans for Obama assistance were in the works months ago misanthrope Oct 11 #50

They are bringing out the big guns because candidates always do that. Ocelot II Oct 13 #79

They are trying for a landslide...that is why. It is not close...but she raised a billion Demsrule86 Oct 13 #80

Are you Volunteering or Donating? Aepps22 Oct 11 #7

both. call banking, and have been donating all along, and I agree with you sentiments. JohnSJ Oct 11 #8

As long as we win newdeal2 Oct 11 #9

more doomsaying RJ_MacReady Oct 11 #11

Electorally, this could be election-2000 close Polybius Oct 11 #13

no just no. Demsrule86 Oct 13 #82

Probably, but but by how nuch Electorally? Polybius Oct 13 #98

It's over then... The Madcap Oct 11 #14

After that TIPP poll?! lol obamanut2012 Oct 11 #15

Do not put down a concerned Dem, DUers kansasobama Oct 11 #16

I'm very worried. I do follow the polls and Harris is going down little by little. kerry-is-my-prez Oct 11 #19

She may have peaked. Trump must be doing "something" also. LeftInTX Oct 11 #24

She isn't doing anything wrong Cosmocat Oct 11 #37

I know - the only thing that would help her is another debate kerry-is-my-prez Oct 11 #38

I don't know about that Bluedawgbill Oct 12 #61

Maybe she didn't believe there were half a dozen displacedvermoter Oct 12 #62

Really? Bluedawgbill Oct 12 #66

I never believed Biden's low approval ratings were displacedvermoter Oct 12 #67

Polls are worrying kansasobama Oct 12 #57

New York Times is not a good poll first of all...and this is the right tryin to make it look Demsrule86 Oct 13 #84

I know. LeftInTX Oct 11 #23

No putdown intended The Madcap Oct 11 #25

We're well past "concern" and into the realm of doomery. BannonsLiver Oct 11 #34

I for one am sick of concern...work the election and do your part... Demsrule86 Oct 13 #86

Just do what you can to help (I'm sure you are) Elessar Zappa Oct 11 #17

Agreed, and I am JohnSJ Oct 11 #18

Why wouldn't she be doing as well as Joe did among minorities? onandup Oct 11 #20

Joe was not doing well with minorities before he withdrew. LeftInTX Oct 11 #21

Many Latinos... Spencer Martin Oct 11 #45

Exactly. Plenty of those here! LeftInTX Oct 11 #55

They were already Trumpers in 2020, I don't know of any who have moved towards him since Rstrstx Oct 13 #97

"Why wouldn't she be doing as well as Joe did among minorities?" LudwigPastorius Oct 13 #83

More doom and gloom. Thanks for the pick me up. Why pass along this sort of SWBTATTReg Oct 11 #22

Except they DID pick up seats. former9thward Oct 11 #48

My point was that they didn't pick up as many as they predicted. And they barely made it a majority. SWBTATTReg Oct 11 #49

In the House you only need a one seat majority for total rule. former9thward Oct 11 #52

Wow, TOTAL RULE!, with a one seat difference, and doom and gloom has settled upon us. I know that the even SWBTATTReg Oct 12 #65

The midterm was so bad, they can't even govern. Demsrule86 Oct 13 #91

The party holding the presidency is the governing party. former9thward Oct 13 #95

The right had the worst midterm in history. If New York had been handled properly, we Demsrule86 Oct 13 #90

When you lose the House it is bad. former9thward Oct 13 #94

I don't understand this train of thought... Bluedawgbill Oct 12 #59

wrong RJ_MacReady Oct 12 #60

What layups is she missing? displacedvermoter Oct 12 #64

What? Bluedawgbill Oct 12 #68

Childlike adoration? displacedvermoter Oct 13 #70

Some people have to "whistle past the graveyard" as a way to cope with the unthinkable. LudwigPastorius Oct 13 #85

Why do you read this? It is news, some of us want this info. kerry-is-my-prez Oct 13 #92

No it isn't ... some, or rather, a lot of people want the cheerleading, they want the job, they want the outpouring of SWBTATTReg Oct 13 #93

It is good to have situational awareness dalton99a Oct 11 #26

We'll See ProfessorGAC Oct 11 #28

No one below 50 even answers their phones bob4460 Oct 11 #29

Just because they are registering Republican, doesn't mean that's how they will be voting. Fla Dem Oct 11 #30

Have the polls really been all that accurate TlalocW Oct 11 #31

However it turns out... Mark.b2 Oct 11 #32

If the voters of this country are willing to overlook the incredible amount of... appmanga Oct 11 #33

It isn't so much that, but this election will be determined by 7 states and the JohnSJ Oct 11 #35

The ground game will be the margin of error ColinC Oct 11 #36

I agree that the ground game could prove the difference. Self Esteem Oct 11 #41

Oh heck yeah... with Dems becoming so reliably VBM ColinC Oct 11 #42

Well, it was nice while it lasted Blaukraut Oct 11 #39

The "Good News Only Police" will be right along shortly to call you a troll... and insist polls are crap, sometimes. WarGamer Oct 11 #43

Unfortunately I feel white women Thrill Oct 11 #44

Seriously? I am a White woman. I have four white daughters who will also vote for Kamala Demsrule86 Oct 13 #89

Lots of Americans ate attracted by trumps outright bigotry..they like the anti.immigrant stuff Demovictory9 Oct 11 #46

Polls have not been right in years. alarimer Oct 11 #47

Trump side is shouting the loudest and low-info voters are hearing (the lies). The Harris side needs to be heard. Doodley Oct 11 #53

I have stopped believing polls Jilly_in_VA Oct 11 #54

This was on the NBC Nightly News tonight LeftInTX Oct 11 #56

They're all wrong and it's not close. Patton French Oct 12 #58

Because that's how you want it to be iemanja Oct 12 #69

Of course that's how I want it to be. Patton French Oct 13 #72

So what's your predicted EC count? iemanja Oct 13 #73

Similar to 2020. NT Patton French Oct 13 #74

I hope you're right iemanja Oct 13 #75

Indeed. NT Patton French Oct 13 #96

This account for the higher % of Republican voter covid deaths? Brainfodder Oct 12 #63

The polls aren't wrong, they're cooked. Cadfael Oct 13 #71

How many have left the parties and become independent? Freethinker65 Oct 13 #76

Also, some in red states register as republicans to try to least offensive candidate to win the primary/caucus. Freethinker65 Oct 13 #77

Read Hopium...these polls were created to depress our vote. Demsrule86 Oct 13 #78

There are only 2 options right???? arlyellowdog Oct 13 #81

Cook Political Report? SalamanderSleeps Oct 13 #88