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It’s unclear if the polls about Trump currently mean anything
American Thinker ^ | 07/11/2020 | Andrea Widburg

Posted on 07/11/2020 10:17:31 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: SeekAndFind

A clear poll would be in Vegas when these pollsters put up money for Biden or Trump.

I choose “Loud Mouth Cowards” for five thousand, Alex.


21 posted on 07/11/2020 11:44:32 AM PDT by Mark (Celebrities... is there anything they do not know? -Homer Simpson)
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To: CurlyDave

“If a pollster calls I listen for a while and then give them a sales pitch on the benefits of a high colonic.”

I have a friend whose hobby is engaging scammers, like the guys who call from Microsoft because they detected a virus on your computer. He will string them on for hours while they try to get him to install malware. He seems to have a lot of fun doing it.


22 posted on 07/11/2020 11:44:35 AM PDT by beef (ACAB- All Commies Are Bastards)
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To: SeekAndFind

Yawn. Polls are meaningless in this case. Look at Biden. You’d have to be as clueless as that jackass in order to vote for him. I doubt he or his voters even know HOW to vote.


23 posted on 07/11/2020 11:49:01 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Something that people should keep in mind when talking to “pollsters” is that they likely know a whole lot about you, but you know nothing about them . Caller ID means nothing, it is easy to spoof. As far as you know they are just compiling a list of whose windows they are going to bust out tonight.


24 posted on 07/11/2020 11:49:09 AM PDT by beef (ACAB- All Commies Are Bastards)
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To: Cobra64

They don’t have to know how...DIM/leftist operators will “find” many, many votes for each.


25 posted on 07/11/2020 11:49:57 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: SeekAndFind

I think that looking at the number of views campaign events/rallies get is very interesting. Trump’s events get MILLIONS of views while Biden’s events get THOUSANDs, usually under 100,000 views. There is definitely an enthusiasm gap for sure. I also think that 40 percent of all gun sales over the last few months have been to first time gun buyers, and Tucker Carlson being the #1 rated cable show are all important things to consider.


26 posted on 07/11/2020 12:25:00 PM PDT by euram
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To: SeekAndFind

My friend works as a bank teller in Michigan. She told me yesterday, Friday (their biggest day) every customer she had except for one was not happy with Governor Whitmer, or what’s going on with the Dems, and they approved of Trump. I think she works in Slotkin’s district. Just a little snapshot of one little corner of the world.


27 posted on 07/11/2020 12:33:42 PM PDT by FrdmLvr
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To: SeekAndFind

yep I always look at the internals and they’re always cockeyed in some way, usually party affiliation

when they have indies (real world: 40%) at 10-15% all the time that’s a red flag too


28 posted on 07/11/2020 1:00:25 PM PDT by thoughtomator (here comes the switch to Hillary)
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To: SeekAndFind
It’s unclear if the polls about Trump currently mean anything.

Polls are made for dancing.

29 posted on 07/11/2020 1:05:00 PM PDT by McGruff (A Lie Can Travel Halfway Around the World While the Truth Is Putting On Its Shoes)
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To: SeekAndFind

I am for Trump.

When I get a call from a pollster, I just say “No thanks” and hang up. I think U could multiply my non-response by about 10 million people.

So voila!


30 posted on 07/11/2020 1:07:42 PM PDT by Migraine ( Liberalism is great (until it happens to YOU).)
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To: SeekAndFind
It’s unclear if the polls about Trump currently mean anything

No!! It's pretty clear....they don't!!!!

31 posted on 07/11/2020 1:40:43 PM PDT by ontap
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To: SeekAndFind

I’ll clear it up for you:
Democracy Institute:
“While 77 percent of Trump voters are “enthusiastic” compared to 43 percent of Biden voters, 66 percent of Trump voters would not admit how they are voting to a friend or relative compared to just one third of Biden backers.

Only 4% of DJT voters are open to changing their mind — while 12% of Biden’s backers are. At the same time, just 29% of DJT voters would admit their support for him in public, while 82% of Biden supporters would proclaim their vote openly.” Clear enough? They mean zipo nada nothing. They are faked.


32 posted on 07/11/2020 1:50:44 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies)
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To: thoughtomator

Since 2000 Indies have been turning out between 26% and 30% in Presidential elections. Still polls aren’t reflecting that reality.


33 posted on 07/11/2020 4:11:01 PM PDT by princeofdarkness
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To: SaxxonWoods

Why, yes! They have! They’re going to do the same thing and expect a different result.


34 posted on 07/11/2020 4:28:48 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("SHUT UP!" he explained.)
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To: PghBaldy

The comments to the ad are turned off. I wonder why. Must have been too many people mocking it for it’s absurdity.


35 posted on 07/11/2020 5:06:24 PM PDT by Proudcongal (Trump making American great again!)
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To: SeekAndFind

At this point, I wouldn’t put it past them to take an honest poll, look at the results, and change the numbers.


36 posted on 07/12/2020 7:55:46 AM PDT by CatOwner
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To: SeekAndFind

Not unclear at all. They’re crap.


37 posted on 07/12/2020 7:58:48 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (I trust President Trump.)
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To: eyeamok

Polls are designed and meant to shape opinions, not reflect them


Polls are also used as cover for cheating.

The Donks know they need to win a State they can take with cheating in districts they control. They comission some polls showing them ahead. When they “win” no one questions it.

Exit polls have been used by Donks since the Clintons for outright voter suppression. You’re going to vote after work, but the radio says you’ve lost already so you give up and go home. When Pubbies are motivated and show up anyway, you get to watch Susan Estrich have a coronary on live TV.


38 posted on 07/12/2020 8:12:59 AM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: CincyRichieRich
Look at the date!

Hillary-Clinton-leads-Donald-Trump-by-12

CLINTON OVER TRUMP BY 12
39 posted on 07/12/2020 8:21:14 AM PDT by justme4now (Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it)
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To: SeekAndFind

The first presidential polls I used to pay attention to was the GHWB vs Dukakis ones. Back then, I remember hearing the voters didn’t even start paying attention to the presidential race until after Labor Day! In the summer, the polls can’t reflect meaningful results because people (like me) never answer their phones when it’s a polling company. That’s why it’s so absolutely stupid to believe fake news media reports that Potus was consider quitting the presidential race due to polling results 3 months before the election!! So ludicrous.


40 posted on 07/12/2020 8:26:05 AM PDT by plushaye (God wins! Anarchy begone in Jesus Name!)
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