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Ineresting, WHen PEOPLE get to vote, Bernie wins. When the paid Corporate Media crowd (Original Post) Ferd Berfel Dec 2015 OP
... and vote repeatedly... wyldwolf Dec 2015 #1
Prove Your Assertion cantbeserious Dec 2015 #2
First prove Republicans didn't vote. JaneyVee Dec 2015 #20
Why would Republicans vote for Bernie when polls show that he can beat Republican candidates Uncle Joe Dec 2015 #34
So can Hillary supporters. TIME TO PANIC Dec 2015 #4
They can't seem to figure out how. Scuba Dec 2015 #13
Oh we can, which is why we don't. JaneyVee Dec 2015 #21
....and THAT's the point Ferd Berfel Dec 2015 #15
"Why don't you just cheat like we do?" NuclearDem Dec 2015 #25
That's not the point, and you know it! TIME TO PANIC Dec 2015 #26
The point is that you have no proof that either group Ferd Berfel Dec 2015 #33
When the polls conducted by professionals with proper controls NuclearDem Dec 2015 #37
Well, if Hllary's supporters are voting repeatedly, which according to you, is the case, sabrina 1 Dec 2015 #31
All those companies should thank Bernies online warriors sufrommich Dec 2015 #3
Spreading Ever More FUD cantbeserious Dec 2015 #6
Repeat these 3 steps Cali_Democrat Dec 2015 #5
... and different devices and browsers... wyldwolf Dec 2015 #9
Must be frustrating for you, no matter how often you do it your candidate still loses. peacebird Dec 2015 #10
The rest of us don't have a juvenile need to click online polls repeatedly KittyWampus Dec 2015 #29
Awesome! leftofcool Dec 2015 #18
WOW, does this poll have a break down of the voters by age, party affiliation, etc? Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #7
What's the margin of error? :-/ NurseJackie Dec 2015 #8
At DU Bernie supporters vastly outnumber Hillary supporters, and I am one of them (for Bernie). So, Cal33 Dec 2015 #11
These posts damage Bernie Dem2 Dec 2015 #12
How so? frylock Dec 2015 #17
While it's tempting to "blame the refs" Dem2 Dec 2015 #22
All those polled on DU that have selected the wrong box edgineered Dec 2015 #14
nice to see the bernie crowd supports the washington times nt msongs Dec 2015 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Dec 2015 #19
Unfair. Hillary supporters don't have computers and only use landlines. NorthCarolina Dec 2015 #23
Three things: NuclearDem Dec 2015 #24
Oh dear lord RandySF Dec 2015 #27
And retrowire had a great thread about the discrepancies between Corrupt Corprorate Owned MSM in_cog_ni_to Dec 2015 #28
Sad to see you now support online polls since your candidate loses so consistently in real life. KittyWampus Dec 2015 #30
This simply isn't true. Ron Paul consistently overperformed in online polls tritsofme Dec 2015 #36
Unskew the polls! Dr Hobbitstein Dec 2015 #32
LOL, this would be funnier if it wasn't so pathetic. Someone let Ron Paul know that internet polls tritsofme Dec 2015 #35

Uncle Joe

(58,362 posts)
34. Why would Republicans vote for Bernie when polls show that he can beat Republican candidates
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 06:22 PM
Dec 2015

by a larger margin than Hillary?

Ferd Berfel

(3,687 posts)
33. The point is that you have no proof that either group
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 06:16 PM
Dec 2015

is doing it or NOT doing it. Your convenient assumption that only one side is doing it is delusional and self serving at best.

Lame.



 

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)
37. When the polls conducted by professionals with proper controls
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 09:47 PM
Dec 2015

paint a wildly different picture than the polls with easily exploitable designs, then yes, it becomes painfully clear that someone's cheating.

And since Sanders seems to win the the latter while Clinton wins the former, it's pretty obvious who that someone is.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
31. Well, if Hllary's supporters are voting repeatedly, which according to you, is the case,
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 04:32 PM
Dec 2015

that's even worse for her, isn't it? Even doing that she still is overwhelmingly defeated in every, single poll AND other marker, eg, Google searches, DONATIONS etc.

While you may want to comfort yourself with a totally baseless claim, which is your right, I am certain that Hillary's campaign KNOWS that Bernie wins when the PEOPLE get the chance to speak for themselves.

 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
29. The rest of us don't have a juvenile need to click online polls repeatedly
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 04:29 PM
Dec 2015

I'm an O'Malley supporters who sighs daily on how low his numbers are.

But I don't go and click polls online for him. What a waste of time.

 

Cal33

(7,018 posts)
11. At DU Bernie supporters vastly outnumber Hillary supporters, and I am one of them (for Bernie). So,
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 02:07 PM
Dec 2015

it's not surprising. I seldom take part in these votes, but I do read them. I guess the MSM, on
the other hand, deliberately choose counting methods that aren't very accurate. I place no
importance to their numbers at all.

Dem2

(8,168 posts)
22. While it's tempting to "blame the refs"
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 03:03 PM
Dec 2015

...and I am more than happy to do so after a loss (I'm a football fan), in the end I know my team needs to work on the main causes for the loss - namely poor planning/strategy and just plain dumb mistakes.

(I am referring to the primary election, I could care less who won the debate, I was enamored with all 3 of them, especially Bernie and Hillary.)

edgineered

(2,101 posts)
14. All those polled on DU that have selected the wrong box
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 02:17 PM
Dec 2015

are systematically being weeded out.

In the future there will be no polls allowed except for those having the proper outcome prior to being posted.

Response to msongs (Reply #16)

 

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)
24. Three things:
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 03:26 PM
Dec 2015

1) What control is there to ensure these are likely Democratic primary voters?

2) What control is there to ensure that each person only votes once?

3) How do the polls know if somebody actually did watch the debate?

Because there are no guarantees of controls for any of those three, these kinds of polls are absolutely laughably useless and only serve to drive traffic to websites and generate ad revenue.

in_cog_ni_to

(41,600 posts)
28. And retrowire had a great thread about the discrepancies between Corrupt Corprorate Owned MSM
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 04:22 PM
Dec 2015

DEMOCRATIC polls and DEMOCRATIC online polls, but those discrepancies NEVER show up on GOP polls done online and on Corrupt Corporate Owned MSM. GOP polls tend to be the same/near the same online as they are from the CORRUPT Corporate Owned MSM.

Curious? Yes. Deliberate? YES! It's all part of the plan to make people think Bernie isn't ahead. Dismiss him at every turn, every chance they get. I bet you anything he wins the nomination in a LANDSLIDE and then goes on to do the same in the GE.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
30. Sad to see you now support online polls since your candidate loses so consistently in real life.
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 04:31 PM
Dec 2015

And THAT'S the take away from this primary season.

Everyone is a hypocrite now and then, myself definitely included.

But every day my respect diminishes for DU'ers I previously held in high esteem.

tritsofme

(17,378 posts)
36. This simply isn't true. Ron Paul consistently overperformed in online polls
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 06:28 PM
Dec 2015

in the cycles he ran for president.

Even today, though he leads both, Donald Trump significantly overperforms in clickbait polls vs scientific polls.

It proves that these three men have a cadre of very loyal and dedicated supporters committed to running up the score in online polls, but very little else.

The rest of the post is CT nonsense.

 

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)
32. Unskew the polls!
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 04:51 PM
Dec 2015

Romn..errr... Bernie 2016!

Learn the differences between scientific polls and online free for all polls. It helps to know what the fuck you're talking about before arguing about it.

tritsofme

(17,378 posts)
35. LOL, this would be funnier if it wasn't so pathetic. Someone let Ron Paul know that internet polls
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 06:23 PM
Dec 2015

elect presidents now...apparently.

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