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Tribetime

(4,692 posts) Thu Nov 5, 2020, 12:00 PM Nov 2020

When the dust settles I would hope that we

Can find out why the polling was so far off. I thought they had adjusted their methods after 2016. Is the polling really off or are there other forces at work. I can't believe drumpf got more votes than 2016

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When the dust settles I would hope that we (Original Post) Tribetime Nov 2020 OP

Because conservatives... Lobo27 Nov 2020 #1

Genuine question. Why is polling so important? Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #2

I doubt polling was off SheltieLover Nov 2020 #3

I agree 100% Tribetime Nov 2020 #4

Pisses me off to no end! SheltieLover Nov 2020 #5

+1 LiberalLoner Nov 2020 #6

What does it matter that we know how many voted for whom? blueinredohio Nov 2020 #7

Lobo27

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1. Because conservatives...

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Thu Nov 5, 2020, 12:04 PM

Nov 2020

Don't tell the pollsters that they want Trump. I'm of the belief that most either don't nothing or lie about who they want. So then sample because skewed because of the misinformation. Basically, they do not want to own the fact that they're PoS just like Trump.