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There are very few "good pollsters" They are typically

Posted on: November 6, 2024 at 10:33:54 CT

Spanky KU

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biased and use poor samples and then use 'margin of error' to cover their butts.

They know that most people don't take time to notice they stacked a 3%-5% bias in their sample plan on top of the 3% margin of error.

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She should never be taken seriously again - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/6 10:23:51

she was wrong by 17%. nothing she can "review" or "look - 90Tiger STL - 11/6 10:33:09

You are spot on - those are the only two options - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/6 11:09:41

True, but she will cry and complain. - RHAYWORTH MU - 11/6 10:55:30

She will dance her way out of it - Spanky KU - 11/6 10:39:18

So she was off by about 17 points - Eggs MU - 11/6 10:30:41

Backing away from my computer to stand and applaud* - OntheMark MU - 11/6 10:28:06

actually was listening to some conservative pundits who said - CulturedDan MU

- 11/6 10:26:03

It was a willfully biased poll that willfully oversampled - Spanky KU - 11/6 10:30:50

willfully biased poll: Yep. Selzer is a fraud. She sold her - BH O'bonga MU - 11/6 10:32:58

Good pollsters should always call out what appears to be - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/6 10:27:40

RE: Good pollsters: Those are working for the campaigns and - BH O'bonga MU - 11/6 10:34:53

There are very few "good pollsters" They are typically - Spanky KU - 11/6 10:33:54

exactly, most are hired to produce a required result. - RHAYWORTH MU - 11/6 10:57:53