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RidinWithHarris

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19. Most of us like to try to figure out where event are likely to take us

Reply to iemanja (Reply #11)

Sun Oct 27, 2024, 08:06 PM

Oct 2024

You don't have to be capable of perfect prediction to want that. For most people speculation is an automatic brain function. The only choice part about that speculation is if you engage others in a conversation about it or not. I choose to engage.

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Most of us agree polling is probably broken. But broken by how much? [View all] RidinWithHarris Oct 2024 OP

I hope you see the irony by running a poll lapfog_1 Oct 2024 #1

Absolutely. The kind of irony I love 😄 RidinWithHarris Oct 2024 #2

LOL! LymphocyteLover Oct 2024 #10

Trump said it: Election is rigged LiberaBlueDem Oct 2024 #3

Shes gonna win by around ten is my guess ColinC Oct 2024 #4

In what country? iemanja Oct 2024 #12

America is a place that makes drastic reversals after major mistakes. ColinC Oct 2024 #13

Quite possibly, but that doesn't equal ten points iemanja Oct 2024 #14

No we are screwed if it is anything less than a landslide in my opinion ColinC Oct 2024 #15

It would be amazing if you were right iemanja Oct 2024 #16

Agreed! ColinC Oct 2024 #17

"Election is rigged." J_William_Ryan Oct 2024 #5

3%? Elessar Zappa Oct 2024 #6

Why I chose hidden (by a lot) GemDigger Oct 2024 #7

What matters, however, is not your reluctance to participate in polls... RidinWithHarris Oct 2024 #8

*bump* RidinWithHarris Oct 2024 #9

We won't know until after the election iemanja Oct 2024 #11

Most of us like to try to figure out where event are likely to take us RidinWithHarris Oct 2024 #19

Agree Baggies Oct 2024 #21

The average of polls according to 538 has her leading 48.1 to 46.6%. Self Esteem Oct 2024 #18

I'm slightly more optimistic than that, but not by a whole lot RidinWithHarris Oct 2024 #20