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EnergizedLib

(1,894 posts)
Sat Oct 22, 2022, 07:45 PM Oct 2022

Has anyone else noticed this?

In the past six years, I’ve noticed polls favoring Democrats are unreliable, derided, chided as fake, oversampling (Carter 1980, Clinton 2016 cited).

But polls favoring Republicans? Well those polls are cited no problem. The other side lets us know about it and it’s to be treated as if the gospel. They have no problem citing polls showing abortion is lower than the economy on importance or their side is winning, but show them a poll more favorable to us, they’ll decry it.

The gaslighting is obvious.

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Has anyone else noticed this? (Original Post) EnergizedLib Oct 2022 OP
MSM corporate gaslighting. Sneederbunk Oct 2022 #1
This. MontanaMama Oct 2022 #5
Yes, and they are playing with fire. We are so close to losing our democracy. Joinfortmill Oct 2022 #2
That's why EnergizedLib Oct 2022 #3
There are many polls. Pick the one you like and swear by it. Swear at the others. ............. keithbvadu2 Oct 2022 #4
Most folks don't answer DownriverDem Oct 2022 #6
I don't know EnergizedLib Oct 2022 #7

EnergizedLib

(1,894 posts)
3. That's why
Sat Oct 22, 2022, 10:17 PM
Oct 2022

We have to campaign on abortion and other issues and treat abortion as a domino effect while letting voters know Republicans have no solutions for inflation.

DownriverDem

(6,228 posts)
6. Most folks don't answer
Sat Oct 22, 2022, 10:45 PM
Oct 2022

their phones if they don't know who it is. Many never answer their phones. So who are they polling and how are they reaching them?

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