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In reply to the discussion: Things are about to get a whole lot tougher for Nate Silver [View all]Lex
(34,108 posts)46. It is a drawback that he is strictly a numbers guy & admitted that he doesn't like politics
and I think therefore he doesn't always know the political motivations of various polling groups.
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The G.O.P. polling strategy is so obvious that it discredits any commentater who falls for it.
Tom Rinaldo
Oct 2012
#1
What are you suggesting? If the Dems try to beat them at the hypnotic hoodwinking game
anAustralianobserver
Oct 2012
#89
They were clearly chomping at the bit for more of a horse race to this thing.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2012
#58
Especially when they made a miraculous 500 calls in Pennsylvania in just a couple of hours.
grantcart
Oct 2012
#6
Get real. Two weeks ago the pollsters suddenly switched from Registered Voters (RVs) to....
OldDem2012
Oct 2012
#114
Denver and Colorado Springs are home to most of Colorado's African-American population
jayschool
Oct 2012
#122
Name 6 major Democratic poling firms that are cited in the MSM. now...
progressivebydesign
Oct 2012
#33
Agree with you...Nate needs to make some choices about the polls he keeps....
OldDem2012
Oct 2012
#9
however...there is a truism about rasmussen-(though its sometimes hard to find the proof)
graham4anything
Oct 2012
#19
I'd like to offer a correction to that statement which I believe is significant.
gkhouston
Oct 2012
#41
NO WE DON"t==there are 4 to 8 brand new companies that only started after aggregates blocked Ras
graham4anything
Oct 2012
#55
Obama is now where he was before the debate. Mitt & Glove gained nothing but statistical noise
graham4anything
Oct 2012
#59
Who was better? Willie Mays or Derek Jeter? I rest my case. (Willie of course).
graham4anything
Oct 2012
#61
As I stated clearly before Nate's model was designed based on baseball which had no
grantcart
Oct 2012
#106
If you are not aware of the fact that in 2008 that there was the most extensive primary campaign in
grantcart
Oct 2012
#110
yes conversations are going on by other DUers. We expect something to be ublished by Thus.
grantcart
Oct 2012
#24
It is a drawback that he is strictly a numbers guy & admitted that he doesn't like politics
Lex
Oct 2012
#46
YOu heard that Rob Portman was talking today about Romney doing it without Ohio didn't you?
graham4anything
Oct 2012
#77
I'd like to see a Michael Moore exposé on the corruption and pundit-abuse of polling.
anAustralianobserver
Oct 2012
#86
The GOP is trying to make it look close. They want to steal the election without having a revolution
judesedit
Oct 2012
#100
But seldom is it an outright fraud by known con people with previous citations by the FCC.
grantcart
Oct 2012
#107