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Related: About this forumRachel just pointed out that entrance polls in '08 showed an HRC lead in Iowa....
...and HRC ended up finishing third that night...
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Rachel just pointed out that entrance polls in '08 showed an HRC lead in Iowa.... (Original Post)
Ken Burch
Feb 2016
OP
tammywammy
(26,582 posts)1. Entrance polls, not exit polls. n/t
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)2. Ok...will correct...the point stands, though. n/t.
tammywammy
(26,582 posts)3. Entrance polling is inherently unreliable
Since the big part of the democratic caucus is convincing people to join your candidate. Plus in 2008 Obama ran an excellent strategy spinning off his supporters to Edwards to prevent delegates to Clinton.
Everyone should just take a deep breath and we'll all know soon enough. Though it's incredibly exciting.
nolabels
(13,133 posts)4. Any and all things to try to trim off any totals the money don't like
The meme they would want to sell is their candidate is wining, so there is no hope, just as well go home