Posted on 11/04/2015 9:20:23 AM PST by Lazamataz
If you'd asked most political people a week ago who'd be celebrating his victory in the Kentucky gubernatorial race Wednesday morning, they'd have probably guessed it would be the Democrat, Jack Conway. Kentucky has a long tradition of electing Democrats to the highest position in the state; since 1971, only one Republican had won the position (Ernie Fletcher in 2003).
But also, the polls! Surveys conducted in late October showed Conway with a decent lead over Republican Matt Bevin -- suggesting that the race would be close, but Conway was likely to win.
Conway didn't win. Conway got beaten, badly -- as did three other Democrats running in Kentucky's six statewide elections.
So how'd the polls get it so wrong? And, as an important corollary, should we, once again, be worried about the polling guiding the coverage of the 2016 election?
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He should be, he's the hack that constantly pushes fake polls about Donald Trump.
why were the “polls” wrong?
because left wing media manipulates them to lie and demotivate conservative voters- that’s why
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When the mediots start to believe their own BS, things get interesting.
The polls are often wrong. They are just tools of manipulation. I ignore them. Too many people are influenced by the them. “Oh my guy can’t win...” I don’t care what the polls or the pundits say. I will vote for the best candidate. Period.
Yep, that’s why I hate polls. You can get ‘em to say whatever you want, just depends on who you ask. I have long suspected the alphabet tv news polls are conducted inside their own studios. IMO polls are now used to attempt to not only sway voter decisions but even voter turnout as well.
Their term is “confirmation bias”, I think. When you think something just because you want to believe it. It is good...the dims will not get rablled about if they think their guy is winning!
Most of us here on FR have been laughing at the polls. The media polls are agenda driven. Nationally they are trying to take down Trump as one example. They will promote the Republican that they think Hillary can beat.
The MSM just makes up the numbers straight from their asses to convince people the Dummycrats are winning. It’s always a cycle that the presidency flips every 8 years.
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First of all who still has a land line? And I suspect a lot of folks tell “white lies” when talking to a pollster.
“Most of us here on FR have been laughing at the polls.”
Most? Maybe you haven’t been paying attention but both Trump and Cruz fanboys on FR always post articles about their boy winning and everyone gets a hard on that their candidate is winning.
This happened in Israel, too. Polls are meaningless, IMHO.
I still have a “digital” land line. None of that analogue stuff for me....
That is becoming a more and more common question. The pollsters aren’t asking preferences anymore, they are attempting to steer results.
When they see it's time to lie, the liberal pollsters bs bias will be against the R conservative all the time. You can take that to the bank.
Wait, what? The polls were wrong? Unpossible. Isn’t yeb boosh in the lead in all 57 states for the gopE vomination as the cantidate that can “fix it”? LOL!
You’re a genius. Simple straight perfect answer.
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