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To: thulldud
That might actually be enough to make up for the fraudulent voting. Nowadays, you got to account for that.

Correct. The pollsters always cite a "margin of error per cent" figure.

I alwyas take the worse case scenario and add 10% for voter fraud.

Example: If the numbers for a Conservative are 53% favorable, with a margin of error +/-3%, subtract 3%, and subtract an additional 10% for voter fraud; the result is realistically 43% favorable.

"Slam Dunk" Hannity doesn't get it.

9 posted on 08/12/2010 8:34:32 AM PDT by Cobra64
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To: Cobra64

Ten percent? Voter fraud is definitely a problem, but aren’t we giving them a little too much credit?


12 posted on 08/12/2010 10:07:53 AM PDT by Uncle Ivan (Alea iacta est)
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To: Cobra64
...the result is realistically 43% favorable.

I suppose you mean 40%. But I doubt that the last digit is significant anyway.

One factor you didn't mention is that the pollsters skew Democrat because they assume that they are harder to poll, not having phones and such things. But I could put one to that and point out that conservatives who are fed up with the polling business actually tend to be harder to poll.

As I am myself. Anytime a pollster calls me, I simply refuse to answer questions.

Guess I could lie and answer like a lib, the way some people do just to mess with them, but I won't be bothered. It's fake news, however you look at it.

14 posted on 08/12/2010 10:40:30 AM PDT by thulldud (Is it "alter or abolish" time yet?)
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