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Untouched-by-Media Presidential Poll at Iowa State Fair Has Trump WAY Up (56-44%, 24k-19k)
Biz Pac Review ^ | 6 hours ago | August 18, 2016 | Frieda Powers

Posted on 08/18/2016 12:29:27 PM PDT by drewh

Casting corn kernels may not be the most scientific method of presidential polling, but it still reveals some voter preferences in the battleground state Iowa.

Attendees at the Iowa State Fair have been able to cast their vote in the 2016 presidential race by placing corn kernels in a jar at the WHO-HD TV News booth. On the fair’s fifth day, the results so far gave Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump a lead with 56 percent over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who has received 44 percent of the kernels so far.

Polltakers are able to see the results amass before their eyes in clear jars placed on a table. The 12-point lead by Trump came from 24,284 votes. Clinton had 19,418 votes, according to WHO-HD 13.

The unscientific poll has been conducted at the fair for the past decade

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: 2016polls; 2016swingstates; elections; hillary; ia2016; iowa; polls; trump; trump2016; trumplandslidecoming
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To: Donglalinger

Not surprised Romney finished ahead of Obama last year.

The positives I still take away are:

1. Trump is slightly outperforming Romney

2. At this time last year, Romney was polling competitively with Obama. This year, the media polls say Trump is getting trounced, but these results suggest that in reality, he may be in at least as good shape as Romney was


61 posted on 08/18/2016 2:40:41 PM PDT by comebacknewt (Newt (sigh) what could have been . . .)
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To: drewh

62 posted on 08/18/2016 2:48:43 PM PDT by RavenLooneyToon (Trump or Bust.If you don't vote then STFU and leave the country, non-voters =non-Republic.)
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To: freedomlover; DoughtyOne

Don’t worry something will pop into your head.


63 posted on 08/18/2016 3:24:17 PM PDT by uncitizen (Americanism NOT Globalism! - Trump)
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To: apillar

Amen. Wondered that myself.


64 posted on 08/18/2016 3:25:36 PM PDT by upchuck (The very worst of Trump is much better than the very best of Killary. Go TRUMP!)
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To: drewh

Do LIV’s attend state fairs?

The answer is not as much as affluent/middle class white folks.


65 posted on 08/18/2016 4:19:11 PM PDT by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: drewh

I wound up at the Iowa State Fair by accident while doing research om my ancestors. Didn’t realize when I made plans to travel there that the Fair was going on. It was terrific. Butter cow was cool. Iowans atruck me as being liberal, which surprises me given the rural lifestyles of so many.


66 posted on 08/18/2016 5:01:49 PM PDT by freepertoo
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To: uncitizen; freedomlover

When you do, ping us so we can have fun with it.


67 posted on 08/18/2016 5:07:33 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (He wins & we do, our nation does, the world does. It's morning in America again. You are living it!)
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To: castlegreyskull

Trump will be at Joni Ernst’s Roast & Ride on August 27th.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2016/08/16/donald-trump-headline-ernsts-roast-and-ride/88834440/


68 posted on 08/18/2016 5:29:50 PM PDT by Atlantan
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To: Atlantan

I shouldn’t have doubted him.


69 posted on 08/18/2016 6:06:12 PM PDT by castlegreyskull
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To: apillar
Might have helped if the story mentioned how accurate a predictor this has been in past elections....

Romney got 55% of the kernels in 2012. Obama edged McCain 51-49% in 2008.

Obama won Iowa both times.

70 posted on 08/19/2016 12:32:39 AM PDT by NYRepublican72 (Radical Islamic terrorist Omar Mateen is "Ready for Hillary!" Are you too?)
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To: uncitizen

*quietly stalking*


71 posted on 08/19/2016 5:17:23 AM PDT by golas1964
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