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Stinky The Clown

(67,798 posts)
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 09:47 PM Nov 2020

Texas and elsewhere, I worry the polls and predictions are wrong

I fear they have undercounted new voters, and young voters.

New voters. They would NOT be voting to support Trump. They WOULD vote to get rid of him.

Young voters. We all know they shew left in a big way.

If my worry is founded, then we come out even better than we're hoping and thinking.





The above is simply my own suspicion based on more than seventy years' worth of life. Call it Old Person Intuition

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Texas and elsewhere, I worry the polls and predictions are wrong (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Nov 2020 OP
I'm very concerned ... relayerbob Nov 2020 #1
You are a very wise soul DonaldsRump Nov 2020 #2
Sparkly just told me Charlie Cook thnks the polls are undercounting white college educated suburban Stinky The Clown Nov 2020 #3
Silver from 538 has said for months now they are being very cautious Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #6
What is WWCMV ? ananda Nov 2020 #12
White working class male voters KatyMan Nov 2020 #20
Thank Sparkly! Cha Nov 2020 #14
I'm worried that the black voters... getagrip_already Nov 2020 #4
It one of those "too good to be true" feelings Under The Radar Nov 2020 #5
This is NOT 2016! dchill Nov 2020 #7
yoobetcha!!!! Stinky The Clown Nov 2020 #9
I wish I could adopt an Alfred E Newman stance n/t Yonnie3 Nov 2020 #8
Young voters for sure unless they are counted into ... Iliyah Nov 2020 #10
How was your Old Person Intuition in 2016? greenjar_01 Nov 2020 #11
I'm not quite old enough NOW! Stinky The Clown Nov 2020 #16
Haaaa! greenjar_01 Nov 2020 #21
2016 was all about James Comey. StevieM Nov 2020 #28
This what I think, too. Big Blue Marble Nov 2020 #13
putin and 'con corruption factors - uncounted votes, etc. empedocles Nov 2020 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author empedocles Nov 2020 #17
I've got a Susan Collins-size concern going on... Silent3 Nov 2020 #18
It took me a second but I got there. BannonsLiver Nov 2020 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author calguy Nov 2020 #22
His concern is that Biden will win with a far greater majority AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #25
I hope you have some salve for that gunshot wound in your foot. Stinky The Clown Nov 2020 #29
Hillary over performed the polls in Texas in 16 by 3 pts. Maybe it will be more for Biden Quixote1818 Nov 2020 #23
You are correct. AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #24
NEW voters could be less educated racists who've never voted before Roland99 Nov 2020 #26
Heh! While that's possible, I think it is unlikely to be more than a very few new voters. Stinky The Clown Nov 2020 #27

Stinky The Clown

(67,798 posts)
3. Sparkly just told me Charlie Cook thnks the polls are undercounting white college educated suburban
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 09:50 PM
Nov 2020

women.

Another polling error that favors us.

Thekaspervote

(32,764 posts)
6. Silver from 538 has said for months now they are being very cautious
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 09:53 PM
Nov 2020

Weighting their polls more heavily favoring WWCMV

getagrip_already

(14,744 posts)
4. I'm worried that the black voters...
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 09:51 PM
Nov 2020

Are pissed and will turn out for pure spite, especially those that haven't voted since wallace. You think you can frighten US into not voting? You ain't no joe wallace. Bring it!

We can't have that. {sarcasm}

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
10. Young voters for sure unless they are counted into ...
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 09:59 PM
Nov 2020

the new voters.

If the polls are healthy for the Democratic areas on Nov. 3rd, I would say the party is beginning and we will end it very happy.

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Quixote1818

(28,930 posts)
23. Hillary over performed the polls in Texas in 16 by 3 pts. Maybe it will be more for Biden
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 10:23 PM
Nov 2020

for exactly this reason.

 

AmericanCanuck

(1,102 posts)
24. You are correct.
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 10:51 PM
Nov 2020

Biden's support is being undercounted because rare voters and new voters don't appear in LV polls.

Stinky The Clown

(67,798 posts)
27. Heh! While that's possible, I think it is unlikely to be more than a very few new voters.
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 11:08 PM
Nov 2020

Sure, a few like Kyle Rittenhouse are out there, but most new voters are motivated by getting rid of Trump.

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