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Busted! Crooked Media Plays With Polling Numbers To Pretend Georgia Is Hillary Country
Gateway Pundit ^ | 8/5/16 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 08/05/2016 3:00:21 PM PDT by JohnKinAK

Another day – another blatant example of the media manipulating polls to discourage Trump voters.

Reuters was caught red-handed changing poll results to erase a Trump lead last week.

Now the Atlanta Journal Constitution does the same pretending that Hillary is going to win Georgia.

Polling firms contact registered voters. The number of voters who answer the phone and agree to the survey are put into a number called the “unweighted base.” The polling firm then applies their own “formula” based on who they think is going to vote. In the example below, 278 Republicans in Georgia answered the phone for a poll in May. The AJC’s polling firm thinks that’s too many Republicans, so they move that to 245, “adjusting” the numbers with an “average weighted response.” SNIP 2 1/2 months, later, the same polling firm substantially altered their “secret formula.”

Compare these two crosstabs. This is a link to the Aug 1-4 poll. Here is the poll by the same outfit back in May. The first number is the raw data. The second is the weighted sample. Talk about a giant leap! Snip The difference in the results is in the weighted average, which is the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s polling firm putting it’s thumb on the scale. To believe this poll is remotely true, you’d have to believe that hundreds of thousands of registered Republicans in Georgia plan to sit out the election entirely.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: 2016polls; deceit; elections; ga2016; georgia; liberalmedia; media; mediabias; polls; trump
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To: hoosiermama

An Indiana pollster called 50k homes in all 50 states:

30% each R, D + I.

Trump 67%,... Clinton 19%,.... Undec’d 13%


21 posted on 08/05/2016 3:37:08 PM PDT by caww
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To: JohnKinAK

I already know I get 100%.


22 posted on 08/05/2016 3:37:46 PM PDT by JPG (Go Trump!)
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To: JohnKinAK

I live in intown Atlanta and drive through the most liberal neighborhoods in the city. No Hillary signs, but a lot of Bernie signs.

I work for a state agency with majority black employees. I remember how excited my co-workers were to vote for Obama in 2008 & 2012. This year there’s no talk of the election. It’s as if there isn’t even an election in a few months.

In 2014 Jimmy Carter’s grandson ran for Governor and Sam Nunn’s daughter ran for the Senate. They both lost badly with low black
turnout.

Trump wins Georgia.


23 posted on 08/05/2016 3:38:13 PM PDT by Atlantan
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To: JohnKinAK

I looked at the internals of this poll. If you look at the headers you will see a new category “vision of America” (all the way to the right) (WTF) under republican it has 335. Under Democrat it has 446. What IS this??? And why is that one thing so heavily skewed to dems? Anyone know about this????

Here’s the PDF

https://cmgajcpolitics.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/cross.pdf


24 posted on 08/05/2016 3:40:24 PM PDT by marstegreg
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To: JohnKinAK

[More Soviet Style Propaganda from MSM!

The despicable media, including the so called CONservative Fox News, and talk show hosts are using a Communist Lite version of demoralization to drive down our support and confidence in Donald Trump.

The angst and fear on the left and the GOPe stablishment is palpable.


25 posted on 08/05/2016 3:42:28 PM PDT by RetSignman (Obama is the walking, talking middle finger in the face of America)
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To: hoosiermama

It’s happening all across the USA. Vote for Trump or we all lose.


26 posted on 08/05/2016 3:45:35 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (Trump, or no more republicans)
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To: JohnKinAK

I knew things had shifted in Hillary’s direction when I saw Trump struggling to attract a couple hundred people to hear him speak. Meanwhile, Hillary was drawing capacity crowds of 15,000 or more, and turning droves of supporters away at the door.

That’s when I knew...


27 posted on 08/05/2016 3:46:53 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: JohnKinAK

Designed for the uninformed masses.


28 posted on 08/05/2016 3:49:18 PM PDT by orchestra ((And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.))
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To: JohnKinAK

Hat tip to Voluntaryist - https://longroom.com/polls/

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29 posted on 08/05/2016 3:52:12 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: JohnKinAK

Georgia goes for Hillary in their dreams. LOL!


30 posted on 08/05/2016 3:53:13 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: JohnKinAK

Lies, damn lies, and statistics. /marktwain


31 posted on 08/05/2016 3:58:25 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Fantasywriter

LOL! They screwed the pooch when they came out with their Georgia poll!!! That was a dead giveaway the bastards sure are brazen and don’t care if they lie to your face!


32 posted on 08/05/2016 3:59:45 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: JohnKinAK
WOW!

I have been giving all the poling firms the benefit of the doubt regarding trying to be accurate. Not anymore.

33 posted on 08/05/2016 4:08:35 PM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: JohnKinAK

We need to get used to this nonsense.


34 posted on 08/05/2016 4:14:38 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: Jane Long

This makes sense after spending time on the reporters site. Not surprised. The hate is unbelievable on many sites.


35 posted on 08/05/2016 4:21:31 PM PDT by STARLIT (Donald Trump's Oracle NICKNAME Provider..)
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To: JohnKinAK

The last dying gasp of the Progressives before we take the country back.


36 posted on 08/05/2016 4:23:08 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: JohnKinAK

From the Atlanta Urinal and Constipation website:
Poll “shows the former secretary of state besting Trump among independents”

Not Reality


37 posted on 08/05/2016 4:23:31 PM PDT by ReaganGeneration2
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To: Jane Long

The crowd at this Trump rally has roughly doubled in size over the last hour and a half. pic.twitter.com/2x6GYGVJa3— Jim Dalrymple II (@JimDalrympleII) August 5, 2016


38 posted on 08/05/2016 4:26:30 PM PDT by STARLIT (Donald Trump's Oracle NICKNAME Provider..)
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To: RoseofTexas

So true. Anyone who thinks Hillary is winning in GA needs to put down the bottle and step away from the crack pipe.

Jim Hoft sleuthed out their shenanigans. If you’re interested, you can read how they twisted—one might say tortured—the numbers to get the desired result here:

http://www.freeerepublic.com/focus/news/3456935/posts?page=1


39 posted on 08/05/2016 4:33:03 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: RoseofTexas

Sorry I pinged you to a thread you were already on. I got two different threads confused...maybe it’s the heat.


40 posted on 08/05/2016 4:37:09 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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