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In reply to the discussion: Reuters: Democratic support for Hillary drops 15 points since February [View all]DemocratSinceBirth
(99,708 posts)I would hate to lose you, especially via immolation.
You are also way too smart for those tactics any way.
My point is a simple one and my point is one polling cycle is not dispositive of a pollster's efficacy or lack thereof and it's silly to rely on this pollster or that pollster when that pollster's findings are contradicted by every other pollster in the field:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/2016_democratic_presidential_nomination-3824.html
as in the current instance. It's the Law Of Large Numbers...The larger your sample the more robust your results.
If a dozen dermatologists told you the mole on your loved one's back was a melanoma and one dermatologist told you it was benign would you wait a couple of years to see what happens?