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Dem pollsters acknowledge ‘major errors’ in 2020 polling
Politico ^ | April 13, 2021 | Steve Shepard

Posted on 04/14/2021 4:14:34 AM PDT by C19fan

A group of top Democratic Party pollsters are set to release a public statement Tuesday acknowledging “major errors” in their 2020 polling — errors that left party officials stunned by election results that failed to come close to expectations in November.

In an unusual move, five of the party’s biggest polling firms have spent the past few months working together to explore what went wrong last year and how it can be fixed. It’s part of an effort to understand why — despite data showing Joe Biden well ahead of former President Donald Trump, and Democrats poised to increase their House majority — the party won the presidency, the Senate and House by extremely narrow margins.

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: polling
I cannot remember when pre-election polling did not have major errors.

Between his public statements and Twitter account, the former president cast doubt on polling specifically, which the Democratic consultants suggested led to his supporters refusing to participate in surveys.

Looks like they will not get to the bottom if this. Conservatives do not trust polling because they know they could be doxxed.

1 posted on 04/14/2021 4:14:34 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

So the same pollsters that were horribly wrong when Trump was elected were horribly wrong again?


2 posted on 04/14/2021 4:16:18 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: Mr. K

Laughable. No one believes polls any longer. The pollsters are trying to justify the millions they are paid.


3 posted on 04/14/2021 4:35:27 AM PDT by silent majority rising
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To: C19fan

Mebe cause their propagandists and not pollsters


4 posted on 04/14/2021 4:40:46 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: C19fan

Nothing will change. Every election cycle we will continue to be fed polls showing R’s losing everywhere and D’s winning everywhere. It’s like clockwork.


5 posted on 04/14/2021 5:14:04 AM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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To: Steven Tyler

“Propagandists”

...bingo


6 posted on 04/14/2021 5:18:54 AM PDT by albie
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To: C19fan

Polls aren’t intended to guess the result - they are intended to lead to the result. That’s why these jokers are really in trouble. The Democrats had to cheat so much that their methods were exposed, and even though the MSM is busy telling the public “You didn’t see what you thought you saw!” well...they saw it.


7 posted on 04/14/2021 5:25:50 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: C19fan

‘We had many problems in 2020, but we’re absolutely certain now that Joe Biden has a 54% approval rating. We promise.’

-Pollsters, today.


8 posted on 04/14/2021 5:31:05 AM PDT by ScubaDiver (Reddit refugee.)
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To: C19fan

Wow. The gall of these people.

The gall.


9 posted on 04/14/2021 5:33:52 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists are The Droplet of Sewage in a gallon of ultra-pure clean water.)
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To: C19fan

The polls were part of the coup and election theft. The polls purposely show Trump behind so the ballot tallies, after the counting of faux ballots, would coincide with the fake polls. I believe The Deep State orchestrated the whole overthrow of Trump, from the China virus, impeachments, fake polling, suppression of Hunter Biden news, Biden in his basement, to fraud voting.


10 posted on 04/14/2021 5:59:25 AM PDT by freedom1st (Build the Wall)
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To: C19fan
It’s part of an effort to understand why — despite data showing Joe Biden well ahead of former President Donald Trump, and Democrats poised to increase their House majority — the party won the presidency, the Senate and House by extremely narrow margins.

They didn't cheat quite enough during the past election. They will just try harder next time.
11 posted on 04/14/2021 6:23:40 AM PDT by systemjim (Lifetime Lover of Music)
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To: silent majority rising

I’m beginning to think that (just to assure job security) these jerks mislead on all the polls so they can then do the lengthy post mortem


12 posted on 04/14/2021 6:25:33 AM PDT by SMARTY ( "Force always attracts men of low morality. " Albert Einstein)
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To: C19fan

Message to the Dems from the pollsters: Guys, please give us heads up next time if you plan to throw the election to that extent.


13 posted on 04/14/2021 6:33:27 AM PDT by I-ambush (From the brightest star comes the blackest hole; you had so much to offer, did you offer your soul?)
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To: SMARTY

This is typical, they lie to everyone for years; then try to regain respect before the next election by claiming the found the error of their ways.

Only DemonicRats are buying their snake oil now.


14 posted on 04/14/2021 6:35:33 AM PDT by CoastWatcher
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15 posted on 04/14/2021 8:51:46 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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