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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
 

dansolo

(5,376 posts)
Wed Mar 4, 2020, 07:48 AM Mar 2020

So can we talk about all the bullshit polls now?

While I do believe that Biden got a boost after SC, I never believed that Bernie was as far ahead as the polls were suggesting. I think that polling is inherently flawed, and tends to over-count the highly motivated, and the people who don't really pay attention. I think the vast majority of people who are politically aware enough to participate in the primaries, but aren't rabid supporters of a particular candidate, don't tend to respond to pollsters. I know that I don't answer calls from unknown numbers.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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So can we talk about all the bullshit polls now? (Original Post) dansolo Mar 2020 OP
Who ever MFM008 Mar 2020 #1
polling is all about the demographics and algorithms being used beachbumbob Mar 2020 #2
 

MFM008

(19,818 posts)
1. Who ever
Wed Mar 4, 2020, 07:50 AM
Mar 2020

Makes the loudest noise...

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
2. polling is all about the demographics and algorithms being used
Wed Mar 4, 2020, 08:53 AM
Mar 2020

as always. Obviously an over sample/reliance of the under 35 age group was used which would favor sanders, warren and not Biden.

This would be easily predicable. But money to be made in pushing the sanders narrative as long as possible

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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