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Democratic Primaries

HeartlandProgressive

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6. "You love polls that show what you want, and hate the ones that do not."

Reply to Celerity (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 24, 2019, 10:17 AM

Oct 2019

You are so correct, there is a lot of that going on today.

Why can't people accept that some polls might be good for another candidate?

That is why all the data journalists, like those at 538, say that people should look at an average of the polls and not fixate on individual polls.

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

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New California C+ (same rating as HarrisX) poll Warren 28, Sanders 24, Biden 19, Pete 9, Harris 8 [View all] Celerity Oct 2019 OP

Change research? OK then...a poll for hire. Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #1

sorta like HarrisX, roflmaoo, oh wait, HarrisX hires (they pay some of them) the people they poll! Celerity Oct 2019 #5

"You love polls that show what you want, and hate the ones that do not." HeartlandProgressive Oct 2019 #6

Maybe the same rating, but not conducted Scott Rasmussen crazytown Oct 2019 #2

exactly, I was simply tossing the rating out there as I am sure some will not like the results Celerity Oct 2019 #4

But how can poll results differ from my hopes and preconceived expectations? Clearly an Outlier. HeartlandProgressive Oct 2019 #7

In my household . . . . Iliyah Oct 2019 #3