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Trump outperforming Romney by 16-points– Washington Post/ABC News poll
Sharyl Attkisson.com ^ | August 18, 2016 | sattkisson

Posted on 08/19/2016 5:48:47 AM PDT by xzins

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1 posted on 08/19/2016 5:48:47 AM PDT by xzins
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To: All; LS
This is the attention grabbing quote for me:

Of those who said they voted in 2012, they gave Obama a hefty 15-point edge over Romney: 54% to 39%. But the actual general election was a much tighter 4-point race: 51% Obama, 47% Romney. So Romney ended up performing 8-points better and Obama 3-points worse than this Democrat-heavy sample group reflected.

So, the this very same poll would have given Obama an extremely wide lead in 2012 when it was nothing like that when the actual vote took place in November 2012.

Attikisson is saying without saying it directly that this is a 'lying poll' that is being used as political manipulation.

2 posted on 08/19/2016 5:49:08 AM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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To: xzins

They have to poll 10% more Dems because they know the amount of fraud coming.


3 posted on 08/19/2016 5:53:51 AM PDT by Hattie
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To: Hattie

The is a really worrisome thought.

My sense at this stage is that they are trying to manipulate the voting public. They want to encourage Clinton supporters and leaners and they want to demoralize Trump supporters and leaners.

And they actually want to shape the election if they can. So many people support the person in front because they want to end up being on the winning side.


4 posted on 08/19/2016 5:58:07 AM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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To: upchuck

Ping to Sharyl’s List Upchuck :D


5 posted on 08/19/2016 5:58:58 AM PDT by KC_Lion (Never Killary!)
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To: xzins

The pollsters, most of whom are for Hillary any way are in panic. The Opinion Savvy/Fox 5 poll from Georgia, showed a tie, and had six percent more Republicans surveyed than Dems. They had Hillary ahead with independents to achieve that. There is no survey I have seen anywhere that tried that tactic to achieve the result. All polls with internals must be dissected thoroughly to see the games being played. And those without, tossed.


6 posted on 08/19/2016 6:00:18 AM PDT by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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To: xzins
So many people support the person in front because they want to end up being on the winning side.

That's an idiotic reason to vote for someone, but I don't disagree with you.

7 posted on 08/19/2016 6:01:33 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: xzins

Romney lost by 4 in the national popular vote, so with Trump 16 points better, that means a 12 point lead, which puts him over 400 electoral votes. Works for me.


8 posted on 08/19/2016 6:03:05 AM PDT by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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Just look for the word “shame” as in “shame on you for supporting Trump.” It is everywhere in the media right now and it is how they think they can turn people from him. It’s an Alinsky tactic but it has had its day. Call it out when you see it, and laugh at it!! Turn it on Hillary and Obama! As in, “Shame on Obama for golfing instead of visiting Louisiana.”


9 posted on 08/19/2016 6:03:51 AM PDT by browniexyz
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To: xzins

“So, the this very same poll would have given Obama an extremely wide lead in 2012 when it was nothing like that when the actual vote took place in November 2012.”

On election day in 2004, the exit polls had Kerry up by a wide margin. We saw how that turned out.


10 posted on 08/19/2016 6:03:59 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Common Sense, Trump and Pence. More of the same, Clinton and Kaine.)
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To: BigEdLB
which puts him over 400 electoral votes.

If that were to happen, I think I would go on a week-long celebratory bender. However, I would be happy with 270 and a six pack.
11 posted on 08/19/2016 6:11:32 AM PDT by needmorePaine
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To: KC_Lion; al baby; AllAmericanGirl44; BatGuano; Batman11; ColdOne; Dr. Ursus; Fractal Trader; ...
Thanks for the ping KC.


Sharyl Attkisson Ping!

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12 posted on 08/19/2016 6:12:42 AM PDT by upchuck (The very worst of Trump is much better than the very best of Killary. Go TRUMP!)
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To: BigEdLB

Perhaps I don’t know Georgia real well, but that poll is telling us that 55% of the state is female and 45% are male.

It is telling us that 24% of blacks have advanced degrees and 22% of whites have advanced degrees.

It is telling us that 9% of blacks in Georgia are Republicans.

Some of this just makes me scratch my head.


13 posted on 08/19/2016 6:17:35 AM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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To: xzins

Love her reporting and analysis

Get Out The Vote


14 posted on 08/19/2016 6:18:26 AM PDT by Nifster (Ignore all polls. Get Out The Vote)
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As I posted the other day, consider what if: the Soros owned machines were programmed in binary machine language to randomly flip one in ten or one in seven Trump votes to Hillary votes how many people in this country are there who could look at that code and realize what was done? Plus, what if that operating system was set to be wiped when the polls close and replaced with a “benign” one? How many people in this country could evaluate that machine and discover it? Even better, or worse, say that each machine contained a malignant and a benign operating system in machine language and a sub routine in the malignant ACTUAL operating system directed any download or query requests only to the benign operating system. How many people in this country could discover the tampering at any level or time, especially after the malignant operating system had been wiped? My guess is we are talking single digits.

If I can think of this and I am not even a programmer what chance does Trump have?


15 posted on 08/19/2016 6:19:09 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: browniexyz

They are in full manipulation mode.

The Fox talking heads are almost to a person anti-Trump and they slyly pretend otherwise, but they always emphasize democratic talking points against him. Dana Perrino is a prime example. So is Campaign Carl Cameron. I think Eric whasisname is, too.


16 posted on 08/19/2016 6:19:51 AM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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She has a record now for integrity. It cost her her job.

That’s what makes this significant.


17 posted on 08/19/2016 6:22:03 AM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Good point.


18 posted on 08/19/2016 6:22:31 AM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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To: xzins

I don’t disagree with the article. But.

2012 presidential election, Obama 332 vs Romney 206 electoral votes are more than the spread of 4% point in general votes.

And we know the county by county map was a sea of red, except for the deep blue counties that turn the whole state to Obama camp (all the electoral votes go to him).

If this election is stolen again this way with even more outrageous voter suppression (of military votes) and fraud, how would the patriots take it? That is the real concern.

I have no doubt a civil war is coming during president Hillary’s first 4 months if not sooner.


19 posted on 08/19/2016 6:24:19 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = USSR; Journ0List + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey)
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To: xzins

That has been the “progressive” strategy for 50 years, at least.

The whole premise of “progressivism” is that voters are incapable of making wise choices, so the elite (progressives) have to make those choices for them. They do this by “manufacturing consent”.


20 posted on 08/19/2016 6:24:39 AM PDT by marktwain
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