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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPolls show Jill Stein at 3-6% and Gary Johnson at 6-13% in many states!
Proving once again that pre-Labor Day polls are absolute bullshit.
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Polls show Jill Stein at 3-6% and Gary Johnson at 6-13% in many states! (Original Post)
onehandle
Jul 2016
OP
If Jill Stein gets more than 1.4% of the vote I'll place a quote of morningfog's choosing in my sig
alcibiades_mystery
Jul 2016
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morningfog
(18,115 posts)1. That is not what that proves.
Polls this far out mean little, but what you offered is not proof of that.
Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)2. Kind of but there are some important take aways from July polls
For instance, only 1 candidate in the last 80 years (papa bush) has come from being behind in mid july to win the election. That puts trumps odds at about 3% at this point
TwilightZone
(25,525 posts)3. Same pattern every cycle. Poll high early, fade after the conventions.
The same thing will happen this year, notwithstanding the protestations to the contrary.
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)4. If Jill Stein gets more than 1.4% of the vote I'll place a quote of morningfog's choosing in my sig
MADem
(135,425 posts)5. Jill Stein does think a great deal of herself, doesn't she? LOL! nt