2016 Postmortem

molova

(543 posts) Mon Sep 12, 2016, 08:00 AM Sep 2016

"JMC Analytics" polling firm is owned by Republican John Couvillon

John Couvillon is described as a "Republican pollster" in this March article:
Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/432388/closed-contests-pose-test-trump

Couvillon is also trolling the polling world with his "JMC Analytics" firm, which today pretends that Donald Trump is a head of Hillary Clinton by 4% in Florida: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2016/JMC_FL_Sept_2016.pdf

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"JMC Analytics" polling firm is owned by Republican John Couvillon (Original Post) molova Sep 2016 OP

To make the playing field appear competitive, misterhighwasted Sep 2016 #1

polls are up and down book_worm Sep 2016 #2

If it motivates Democrats, then good Democat Sep 2016 #3

After 538 was extremely accurate back in 2008 NewJeffCT Sep 2016 #4

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)

1. To make the playing field appear competitive,

Reply to molova (Original post)

Mon Sep 12, 2016, 08:03 AM

Sep 2016

Repubs had to find a million ways to shove Trump up while tearing Hillary down.
And only then.

book_worm

(15,951 posts)

2. polls are up and down

Reply to molova (Original post)

Mon Sep 12, 2016, 08:05 AM

Sep 2016

It's close in Florida but Hillary, I think, has the edge because of her field organization which dwarfs over Trumps in FL (and elsewhere) and we will start banking votes soon with early voting.

Democat

(11,617 posts)

3. If it motivates Democrats, then good

Reply to molova (Original post)

Mon Sep 12, 2016, 08:10 AM

Sep 2016

Let them unskew the polls.

NewJeffCT

(56,848 posts)

4. After 538 was extremely accurate back in 2008

Reply to molova (Original post)

Mon Sep 12, 2016, 08:57 AM

Sep 2016

Republicans have created new polling operations out there to try to weight things more in their favor in the polls. If 538 picks them up, it gives the GOP more weight. If 538 picks them up, but gives them a lower grade, they can claim "liberal" bias in 538. If 538 doesn't pick them up, they can stamp their feet and claim "liberal" bias again. So, it's basically a win no matter what for Republicans.

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