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Democratic Primaries

bluewater

(5,376 posts) Wed Aug 14, 2019, 01:03 PM Aug 2019

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16 HarrisX Polls released for August... so far.

16 HarrisX Polls conducted at least in part in August have been released so far this month.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-primaries/democratic/national/

Seriously. Talk about Poll fatigue.

Hmmmm. Is such frequent polling by an online poll being conducted to push a desired narrative?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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16 HarrisX Polls released for August... so far. (Original Post) bluewater Aug 2019 OP

It isn't a plot. It's just one pollster doing daily tracking using the average of the previous few highplainsdem Aug 2019 #1

No other pollster has released 16 polls so far this month. bluewater Aug 2019 #4

it's what they do... kind of like a stock market watch. If it bothers you maybe don't look at them Thekaspervote Aug 2019 #2

What is the "desired narrative" you are talking about? SouthernProgressive Aug 2019 #3

highplainsdem

(48,971 posts)

1. It isn't a plot. It's just one pollster doing daily tracking using the average of the previous few

Reply to bluewater (Original post)

Wed Aug 14, 2019, 01:06 PM

Aug 2019

days' polling.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

bluewater

(5,376 posts)

4. No other pollster has released 16 polls so far this month.

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 14, 2019, 06:40 PM

Aug 2019

Not even close.

MorningConsult is next with just 3 released this month.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Thekaspervote

(32,757 posts)

2. it's what they do... kind of like a stock market watch. If it bothers you maybe don't look at them

Reply to bluewater (Original post)

Wed Aug 14, 2019, 01:14 PM

Aug 2019

The election, even the primaries are still way out there

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

SouthernProgressive

(1,810 posts)

3. What is the "desired narrative" you are talking about?

Reply to bluewater (Original post)

Wed Aug 14, 2019, 01:22 PM

Aug 2019

It's an empty term without being defined.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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