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MFM008

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9. First problem

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2024, 05:53 PM

Apr 28

It was conducted online
Second.... land lines.
Every time Biden starts to inch upward. CNN rushes in with a poll to bring it all down again.

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CNN poll is a "bit of an outlier" [View all] senseandsensibility Apr 28 OP

Outlier is an understatement Fiendish Thingy Apr 28 #1

Thank you for pointing that out senseandsensibility Apr 28 #3

CBS poll from yesterday has Trump up in PA and WI... WarGamer Apr 28 #7

CNN lies more than FOX Meadowoak Apr 28 #2

Outliers happen LetMyPeopleVote Apr 28 #4

very good point about senseandsensibility Apr 28 #5

outlier is a word used by people who don't like the results of a poll... WarGamer Apr 28 #8

Then you agree that the poll is an outlier... W_HAMILTON Apr 28 #11

I'm generally very positive about polls Sympthsical Apr 29 #16

No outlier has a very specific definition in statistics and this poll meets that definition dsc Apr 29 #17

Being even doesn't help us at all.We need to be at least seven percent ahead Tribetime Apr 28 #6

Biden wasn't 7% ahead four years ago ITAL Apr 28 #12

4.5%, not 5.5% Polybius Apr 28 #14

if just 21,461 votes spread out correctly over 3 states (WI, GA, AZ) had flipped from Biden to Trump, Trump would Celerity Apr 29 #15

I know this ITAL Apr 29 #18

You stated an incorrect popular vote margin, thus my reply. Celerity Apr 29 #19

Biden won by 4.5% last time, with 306 EV's Polybius Apr 28 #13

First problem MFM008 Apr 28 #9

It's funny how that always happens, isn't it? senseandsensibility Apr 28 #10

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