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Democratic Primaries

OliverQ

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3. That's not how this works.

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 26, 2020, 10:33 PM

Feb 2020

If 26% thought he made the best case, that means every other candidate made an even worse case.

By your own argument, 79% of people thought Biden made a worse case.

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

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CBS/YouGov Poll: Debate watchers believe Bernie Sanders made the best case for defeating Trump [View all] OliverQ Feb 2020 OP

Misleading headline. Only 26% thought Bernie "made the best case." SunSeeker Feb 2020 #1

That's not how this works. OliverQ Feb 2020 #3

That's not how statistics work. Gravitycollapse Feb 2020 #4

That's still better than any other candidate. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #5

It means more people thought he made the best case than thought anyone else made the best case. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #8

Sanders 3 month swing stat numbers vs Trump suck, that's what matters in the GE uponit7771 Feb 2020 #2

No they don't. OliverQ Feb 2020 #6

Not Sanders 3 month swing state numbers vs Trump, I wish you would stop the spin uponit7771 Feb 2020 #7

Thanks! Nt USALiberal Feb 2020 #9

Very telling poll Bumperstickers Feb 2020 #10

That crowd was bought. OliverQ Feb 2020 #11

That does not surprise me at all, what shame. Bumperstickers Feb 2020 #12

Interesting - you say they were "bought" and then say they PAID almost $2000? That's contradictory. George II Feb 2020 #13

Well, the tickets cost that much. OliverQ Feb 2020 #14

"Strong speculation" - in other words nothing real. Why would the other candidates and other.... George II Feb 2020 #15

Yeah they did. OliverQ Feb 2020 #16

You know that for a fact? George II Feb 2020 #17