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Hmmm: Hillary lead cut in half in WaPo/ABC tracking poll
Hot Air ^ | 27 Oct 2016 | ED MORRISSEY

Posted on 10/27/2016 7:19:29 AM PDT by mandaladon

A few days ago, ABC News reported a twelve-point lead for Hillary Clinton in their tracking poll, but … it didn’t last long. Just three days later, the same tracking poll shows her lead over Donald Trump down to six points. Needless to say, the most prominent conclusion from this roller coaster is that the race is still rather volatile, even with just twelve days to go:

With 12 days to go, Hillary Clinton holds a six-point edge over Donald Trump among an electorate fixated on the campaign and nervous about their candidate losing, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News Tracking Poll.

How does a tracking poll shift six points in three days? On October 22nd and 23rd, the first two days of the new tracking paradigm, the poll showed Hillary up 50/38, a big bounce from the 47/43 nine days earlier in the series’ normal tri-weekly configuration. By Monday it was 49/40, and then yesterday 48/42 — two three-point shifts on successive days. Oddly, support for Gary Johnson didn’t change at all in the same period, remaining at 5% in every result, nor did “no opinion.”

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: hillary; polls; trump
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To: mandaladon

Switching from “discourage voters” mode to “we don’t want to be the most inaccurate poll” mode.


21 posted on 10/27/2016 7:34:09 AM PDT by bigbob (The Hillary indictment will have to come from us.)
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To: Cboldt

VOTER SUPPRESSION...pay no attention

VOTE


22 posted on 10/27/2016 7:35:39 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: tennmountainman
Rigged polls. Intended to sway public opinion. It does not appear to be working.

A couple of things are in play here:

1. A LOT of people truly despise her heinous. They haven't forgotten when Bubba was stinking up the White House, and No Poll will sway them. If anything, it only energizes them more.

2. People have grown wise to the media dirty tricks and lying, including fake polls, as part of the clinton crime family propaganda machine. WikiLeaks has confirmed this tactic.

The closer to the election, the tighter the polls will get because none of them want to be shown to be idiots and the lackeys they really are.

23 posted on 10/27/2016 7:41:57 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Madam Hillary Benghazi, Traitor, Crooked Pol, Trailer Trash and Whore of islam!)
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To: Hojczyk
-- VOTER SUPPRESSION...pay no attention --

Exactly right. Limbaugh is in on it too, with this "polls will tighten beofre the election, they have to becuse the pollster credibility is important to them" myth. The pollsters don't give a whit about accuracy in public political poll reporting, any more than the press gives a whit.

24 posted on 10/27/2016 7:42:58 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: 1Old Pro

Best news is that she does not have the strength and stamina to be out there stumping to try and pull herself out of the hole.


25 posted on 10/27/2016 7:43:16 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: mandaladon

There IS no Cankles lead. Never was.


26 posted on 10/27/2016 7:44:07 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: mandaladon
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27 posted on 10/27/2016 7:45:01 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: mandaladon

Unfortunately the damage may already be done. These fake polls have probably kept people from donating and working for Mr. Trump when those donations and efforts were most valuable.


28 posted on 10/27/2016 7:45:16 AM PDT by Rockitz (This is NOT rocket science - Follow the money and you'll find the truth.)
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To: COBOL2Java

ROFL!


29 posted on 10/27/2016 7:45:58 AM PDT by CodeToad
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To: mandaladon

We just came from Michigan and Ohio. Trump signs were all over the yards. Very, very few Hillary signs.

Very anecdotal but never seen that happened before.


30 posted on 10/27/2016 7:46:33 AM PDT by HarleyD
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To: mandaladon

Yeah, there never was a 12% lead for Hillary. This was just a liberal dream that now is getting a reality-check!


31 posted on 10/27/2016 7:51:18 AM PDT by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
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To: Cboldt

More anti-Rush trolling, I see....


32 posted on 10/27/2016 7:53:12 AM PDT by moonhawk (My Basket of Deplorable is Irredeemably mired in the Swamp of Crazy.)
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To: mandaladon
Every election for years has polls showing democrats ahead (while it does the most damage to Republicans) UNTIL close to the election when things ‘tighten’ - - for totally unexplained reasons - - OTHER THAN corruption and collusion.

Pollsters can't keep up the lies until the election or it becomes too obvious when people vote...

33 posted on 10/27/2016 7:53:15 AM PDT by GOPJ ( "An honest public servant can't become rich in politics" - - President Harry S. Truman)
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To: mandaladon

Meanwhile, a flavor over at DU(see below):

“My niece who is registered Republican, voted for Hillary this week. And she’s left leaning, she just followed the influence of her parents when it came to politics.

But here’s the thing. You know how Google works right? It will feed you results relevant to your bubble? Well, she gets right wing slanted results when it comes to her news feed. She told me there’s an article that stated Trump was ahead in seven states, including our own, NC.

But here on DU I see reports of Hillary ahead in ALL STATES.

I want to confirm, where is NC? And, which bubble is right? This sh-t is crazy.

I don’t WANT TO BELIEVE Trump is ahead in my state but I can confirm when I drive home and see giant Trump signs posted along the route with a group of Trump supporters who like to wave signs and wave at traffic on the bridge over the highway, it feels a little too real. And there’s little to no Hillary enthusiasm around where I am. And I’m in RTP.”


34 posted on 10/27/2016 7:53:16 AM PDT by Freemeorkillme
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To: Genoa
She's in the lead, nonetheless, according to the polls. Even a fraction of a point is disconcerting. That, coupled with the fact the rats have rigged the whole process, first with open border crimigration/voter registration of said crimigrants, liberal appointed federal judges refusing states to follow voting laws, Soros replied machines that are every bit as reliable as a Vegas slot machine.

All this bodes very ill for us.

35 posted on 10/27/2016 7:54:19 AM PDT by LouAvul (The most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.)
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To: mandaladon

I’m going to express a slightly contrarian view here: While the WaPo/ABC poll was obviously an outlier, the overall trend of the last few days likely reflects the continuing increased exposure (Wikileaks, etc.) of Clinton and Establishment corruption.

Trump has been honing his message too. I’d like to see him pivot further toward a message of “The system is rigged against YOU, the people.”

Or “It’s true I like to talk about myself, but in truth, this is YOUR message and I’m just the messenger. The establishment attacks me because they think that by shutting me up, they can kill the message and hide their corruption. Well, this is still a free country: I’m not shutting up, and neither should you!”


36 posted on 10/27/2016 7:56:38 AM PDT by Paul R.
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To: All

I and my wife voted early only because I’m handicapped and didn’t want to stand in the long lines that appear on election day...

Of course, we voted for TRUMP!!!!!!!


37 posted on 10/27/2016 7:56:47 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: LouAvul
All this bodes very ill for us.

It bodes ill like the Jimmy Carter lead in 1980 at this point. Woe is us!


38 posted on 10/27/2016 7:56:57 AM PDT by Genoa (Luke 12:2)
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To: mandaladon

Rasmussen pols show a dead heat 45-44 Clinton. Their polls seem to be in line (most of the time).

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/white_house_watch_oct27


39 posted on 10/27/2016 7:58:01 AM PDT by mikelets456
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To: moonhawk

It’s a waste of time to troll against Rush. His followers are brain dead idiots.


40 posted on 10/27/2016 7:58:06 AM PDT by Cboldt
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