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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:02 AM Original message |
Well , let's just ask the pollsters - How could all the pre-election polling be so wrong? |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. Several possibilities... |
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PretzelWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
2. hmmm....last time this happened was.... |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:13 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. a 14 point swing in 24 hours? |
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KennedyGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:26 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. the 15 point in Obamas favor following Iowa was the unrealistic thing |
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Jersey Devil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
4. Bad polling samples, great weather, pissed off women |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
5. The pollsters and the MSM were attempting to engineer their desired outcome for the elections....... |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Oh, bullshit... |
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LeFleur1 (973 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Yeah |
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ThePhilosopher04 (435 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
6. I think FRAUD has to be explored... |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Not at all, and I hope by god we do explore it. |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 03:25 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. . |
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dnbmathguy (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:26 AM Original message |
My best guess: undeclareds to McCain |
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jackson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
11. A former pollster at DU said the obvious. race |
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smalll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 12:38 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I think you are half-right - it's called the "Wilder Effect" - |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-09-08 03:30 AM Response to Original message |
14. The pre-election polling was not wrong. |
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