Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Fox News Poll: Enthused Democrats give Jones lead over Moore in Alabama
Fox News ^ | December 11,2017 | Dana Blanton

Posted on 12/11/2017 8:01:01 AM PST by Hojczyk

Democrat Doug Jones holds a 10-point lead over Republican Roy Moore among likely voters in deep red Alabama.

Greater party loyalty plus higher interest in the election among Democrats combined with more enthusiasm among Jones supporters gives him the advantage in the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat previously held by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

That’s according to a Fox News Poll of Alabama voters conducted Thursday through Sunday using traditional polling techniques, including a list-based probability sample with both landlines and cellphones.

Jones receives 50 percent to Moore’s 40 percent, with 1-in-10 undecided (8 percent) or supporting another candidate (2 percent) -- which could make a difference Tuesday. That’s even truer with such an unconventional election with unconventional candidates.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: alabama; moorejones
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 101-120121-140141-160 ... 221-232 next last
To: vladimir998
A 19 point spread between polls???

Never mind that the five previous polls all consistently show Moore ahead by four to nine points.

I'd just love to see the methodology used in this poll.

121 posted on 12/11/2017 9:16:05 AM PST by Kazan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]

To: tennmountainman

Lets go back to the 2016 Indiana Primary. Remember these polls. This Fox poll looks like an outlier like IPFW’s was:

https://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-indiana-presidential-republican-primary


122 posted on 12/11/2017 9:17:36 AM PST by DarthVader ("The biggest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 117 | View Replies]

To: Kazan

See post #122. I think you will see a similiarity.


123 posted on 12/11/2017 9:18:44 AM PST by DarthVader ("The biggest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 121 | View Replies]

To: Robert357

It did not change. Fox used a +2 Republican sample. That is absurd.


124 posted on 12/11/2017 9:19:38 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 52 | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk

Too bad Jeff Sessions didn’t stay put.

He ran unopposed last time around, now we have this Circus that might hand the same Senate Seat to a Commie Baby Killer.


125 posted on 12/11/2017 9:20:22 AM PST by Kickass Conservative ( THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....

Fox New’s never Trumpers have found the newest spin.


126 posted on 12/11/2017 9:20:32 AM PST by HamiltonJay
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: montag813
I would not be surprised to see Jones pull this off, given the 4 million dollars Obama and Soros have poured into this campaign and just the last 48 hours.

Yup. Hillary outspent Trump something like five to one in 2016, and look what happened.

Oh, wait...

127 posted on 12/11/2017 9:21:01 AM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: Bringbackthedraft
He who arrives fastu$ with the mostu$, wins.

Clinton outspent Trump 2-1. Made no difference.

The five previous polls this month show Moore ahead four to nine points.

128 posted on 12/11/2017 9:21:39 AM PST by Kazan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | View Replies]

To: Bubba_Leroy

Fox News is so OUTSIDE the norm its ridiculous and deserves mocked just as badly as those polls showing Hillary winning PA by 10 or SC or GA etc...

This poll is flat out laughable.

Should Moore lose, (and I doubt he will) it will be the slimmest of margins....

The true results are far more likely to be Moore by double digits.


129 posted on 12/11/2017 9:22:23 AM PST by HamiltonJay
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 50 | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk

Drudge has this poll on front page. He’s really anti Moore.


130 posted on 12/11/2017 9:23:33 AM PST by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democratt)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: DarthVader
Lets go back to the 2016 Indiana Primary. Remember these polls. This Fox poll looks like an outlier like IPFW’s was

Just go back to the November 7, 2016 Fox News poll. It showed Hillary leading. Point, Set, Match.
131 posted on 12/11/2017 9:23:55 AM PST by rickomatic
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 122 | View Replies]

To: Windflier

Strange and the GOPe spent 30 Million during the primary to take out Moore... didn’t work then... won’t work now.

The thing about the South is.... they don’t take kindly to outsiders telling them how to live their lives... All the money in the world from Soros won’t change the outcome....


132 posted on 12/11/2017 9:24:09 AM PST by HamiltonJay
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 127 | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk

Is ‘enthused’ now a synonym for ‘oversampled’?


133 posted on 12/11/2017 9:25:56 AM PST by CaptainMorgantown
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SoFloFreeper

This poll is a joke, its psy-ops nothing else, trying to convince folks they better not vote for him... just like the ludicrous polls showing Hillary up 10 in PA or winning in SC and GA.. Nothing more than attempts at psychological manipulation...

“hmmm...maybe I shouldn’t vote or show up since Moore will lose”...

Didn’t work before, won’t work now. Fox News is GOPe Shill land.... has been for a long long time... this poll is a joke on its face.

Even if Moore was heavily damaged, no Democrat is winning statewide in AL by 10... and certainly not against Moore... Moore is the biggest thing in the political landscape in AL, and has been for decades now...

Should Moore lose, and I highly doubt that is anywhere in the cards, it would be by the SLIMMEST of margins... The far more likely outcome is Moore by double digits.

This poll is absolutely laughable.


134 posted on 12/11/2017 9:29:19 AM PST by HamiltonJay
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 124 | View Replies]

To: rickomatic

I know but that is a good example but for a national race. The example I put up is more appropriate because it was for a state only and there are multiple polls showing Trump with the lead with one outlier for Cruz.


135 posted on 12/11/2017 9:29:37 AM PST by DarthVader ("The biggest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 131 | View Replies]

To: Hojczyk
Do we even beleive these polls even though we still follow them ?
I'm not doing the math, but here are the RAT\Repub numbers from the Fox poll.

More Repubs than RATs. Note registered vs. likely

POLITICAL IDENTIFICATION
               --------Democrat-------- --------Republican-------- Independent /Other
                       TOTAL Solid Lean         TOTAL Solid Lean 
Likely Voters
7-10 Dec 17             42%   34    8            44    35    9        14
Registered Voters
7-10 Dec 17             38%   31    7            46    36    10       16 

136 posted on 12/11/2017 9:30:16 AM PST by stylin19a (Best.Election.of.All-Times.Ever)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: HamiltonJay

It is and is an outlier.


137 posted on 12/11/2017 9:30:22 AM PST by DarthVader ("The biggest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 134 | View Replies]

To: MNDude

Drudge is part of the GOPe anymore... and he’s light in the loafers to boot... I’m sure he personally has no love for anyone who quotes the Bible on the stump.


138 posted on 12/11/2017 9:30:39 AM PST by HamiltonJay
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 130 | View Replies]

To: stylin19a

There are more than 20% more GOP voters in Alabama. The sample from this firm has to take that weighting in order for it to be valid.


139 posted on 12/11/2017 9:32:40 AM PST by DarthVader ("The biggest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 136 | View Replies]

To: DarthVader

I know it is, its an insane outlier... thrown in there to keep the Average of Polls within a few points.... Someone nearly always does this every election... 8 polls will show one guy winning and usually by a solid margin then some insane outlier shows up with a ludicrous claim the other side is going to win big... and all its only purpose is to attempt to throw out some psy-ops and to keep the average of polls showing that its a race and not the blowout it clearly is.


140 posted on 12/11/2017 9:33:09 AM PST by HamiltonJay
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 137 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 101-120121-140141-160 ... 221-232 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson