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To: GonzoII

Headline should read: Half of 680 Republicans Support Trump.

The pollsters and media have been looney for many months. They do a poll of fewer people than most large high schools or do on-line polls which mean nothing, and THEN publish the results as though they represent all voting citizens.

Advice: Don’t ever bet money based on polling results!

My wish is that people who vote in the remaining States will just lie to those who ask them questions in the exit polls. I really tiring of the media calling the primaries for a candidate about 30 seconds after the polls close, based only on exit polls. I’d love to see the media mouths with egg on their faces!


4 posted on 05/01/2016 3:01:53 AM PDT by octex
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To: octex

I more or less agree with you re accuracy of polling in general, but the exit polling for the most part has been almost dead on. The reason for this is these polls are taken after the vote there is no chance for votes to change and those who do answer the questions are not nearly as likely to lie as they are to simply not answer at all.


6 posted on 05/01/2016 3:43:41 AM PDT by billyboy15
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To: octex

“They do a poll of fewer people than most large high schools or do on-line polls which mean nothing, and THEN publish the results as though they represent all voting citizens.”

And yet, most of the polls have been surprisingly accurate.


19 posted on 05/01/2016 10:47:20 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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