[billyboy15]

“NBC always has the most untrusted polls. Be weary.”

So they will be PUSHING for Trump by FALSELY reporting he has a lead in order too HELP Cruz...?

Do I have that right?

Care to explain WHY they would do this? What I mean is what is the strategy behind this?

[Cboldt]

The strategy of reporting a big margin is to depress the vote reveived by the person leading in the polls. Th epogic is that if the preople think the poll leader is going to win big, then the poll leader doesn't need their vote. Same idea as the Florida panhandle fiasco, when the press called the state of Florida for Bush before polls closed in the panhandle. many Bush voters skipped going to the polls, the election had already been decided.

I don't think that strategy works in this election.

[Democrats hate too much]

*If Trump wins: the purpose may to gain credibility. That their polls are not always off. "Look Trump Supporters, we were able to get Iniana right"

*If Trump loses a close race: the purpose could be many. Maybe to demoralize Trump supporters or maybe to say "Look, our NBC poll isnt always anti-Trump. Remeber Indiana, we had him up huge and he still lost".