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2016 Postmortem

DanTex

(20,709 posts) Sun Jan 10, 2016, 06:56 PM Jan 2016

The very best thing about the NBC Iowa poll.

It seems to have completely shattered the poll denialism of the Bernie supporters. For so long, clickbait polls were the "voice of the people" and scientific polls were corporate propaganda.

It's nice to see them come around. Who'd have known that all it took was one Bernie-friendly number?

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The very best thing about the NBC Iowa poll. (Original Post) DanTex Jan 2016 OP

Until the next one showing Sanders trailing. Bleacher Creature Jan 2016 #1

Amazing, isn't it? all of a sudden, scientific polls are not archaic. No, they are accurate and must lunamagica Jan 2016 #2

Polls are not a replacement for the vote no matter who leads the poll. We don't crown nominees based Attorney in Texas Jan 2016 #3

Bleacher Creature

(11,250 posts)

1. Until the next one showing Sanders trailing.

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Sun Jan 10, 2016, 07:01 PM

Jan 2016

At which point we're back to unskewing them.

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)

2. Amazing, isn't it? all of a sudden, scientific polls are not archaic. No, they are accurate and must

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Sun Jan 10, 2016, 07:05 PM

Jan 2016

be taken seriously!

Attorney in Texas

(3,373 posts)

3. Polls are not a replacement for the vote no matter who leads the poll. We don't crown nominees based

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Sun Jan 10, 2016, 07:05 PM

Jan 2016

on polls or endorsements -- we defer to the voters.

I don't have a problem with reliable polling, but you should know that national polling is mainly a product to sell newspapers and tv ads; that's true no matter who is ahead.

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