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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts) Sat May 26, 2018, 07:07 PM May 2018

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Remember the reuters generic poll showing the Dems down 6. They're now up 7

http://polling.reuters.com/#poll/TM1212Y17/filters/PD1:1

I attribute it more to the vagaries of the poll than actual movement.

"People worry about all the wrong things."

The mid terms can't come fast enough. Hopefully it will be the resistance's Gettysburg.

-DSB

ON EDIT-VOTE !

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Remember the reuters generic poll showing the Dems down 6. They're now up 7 (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 OP

K&R Outliers happen. Even to Drumpf, who out lies everyone. n/t rzemanfl May 2018 #1

That graph is ridiculous. DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #2

My one takeaway from that graph is that 5% are third party voters ProudLib72 May 2018 #6

Generic ballots are garbage. Just vote!!!!!!!!!! still_one May 2018 #3

I agree but they feed the 24 hour news cycle and it is better to be up than down. n/t rzemanfl May 2018 #5

I know still_one May 2018 #7

We have to stop panicking about single polls mcar May 2018 #4

rzemanfl

(29,556 posts)

1. K&R Outliers happen. Even to Drumpf, who out lies everyone. n/t

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sat May 26, 2018, 07:25 PM

May 2018

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

2. That graph is ridiculous.

Reply to rzemanfl (Reply #1)

Sat May 26, 2018, 07:28 PM

May 2018

It's an online non-probability sample, albeit an online sample that tries to mimic a random sample.

Some folks were having a field day with it.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

6. My one takeaway from that graph is that 5% are third party voters

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #2)

Sat May 26, 2018, 08:07 PM

May 2018

That remains a constant.

still_one

(92,131 posts)

3. Generic ballots are garbage. Just vote!!!!!!!!!!

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sat May 26, 2018, 07:34 PM

May 2018

rzemanfl

(29,556 posts)

5. I agree but they feed the 24 hour news cycle and it is better to be up than down. n/t

Reply to still_one (Reply #3)

Sat May 26, 2018, 08:06 PM

May 2018

still_one

(92,131 posts)

7. I know

Reply to rzemanfl (Reply #5)

Sat May 26, 2018, 08:41 PM

May 2018

mcar

(42,301 posts)

4. We have to stop panicking about single polls

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sat May 26, 2018, 08:04 PM

May 2018

As you point out, they change quickly.

Eyes on the prize - GOTV!

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