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2016 Postmortem

Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts) Tue Oct 30, 2012, 09:17 AM Oct 2012

NPR poll

That came out this morning is older than other polls posted yesterday. Why do pollsters continue to put out outdated polls?

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NPR poll (Original Post) Proud liberal 80 Oct 2012 OP

Well, while Romney leads (+1) Nationally TroyD Oct 2012 #1

Last Field Date Was Last Thursday/Worthless In A Fast Moving, Close, Campaign./nt DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2012 #2

Repeat after meme ... GeorgeGist Oct 2012 #4

So it basically Proud liberal 80 Oct 2012 #3

TroyD

(4,551 posts)

1. Well, while Romney leads (+1) Nationally

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 09:19 AM

Oct 2012

At least it showed Obama (+4) in the Battleground States.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

2. Last Field Date Was Last Thursday/Worthless In A Fast Moving, Close, Campaign./nt

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 09:19 AM

Oct 2012

GeorgeGist

(25,321 posts)

4. Repeat after meme ...

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 10:20 AM

Oct 2012

it's a horse race.

Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts)

3. So it basically

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 09:27 AM

Oct 2012

So basically Romney is leading in states like TX by 20+, while Obama is leading states like CA 10+. Which is why Romney is leading by 1+. But in states like OH Obama is winning by 4.

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