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PTWB

(4,131 posts) Wed Nov 4, 2020, 09:55 AM Nov 2020

Remember when Biden's campaign manager - Jen O'Malley Dillon - said the polls were wrong?

I remember. She said their internals were MUCH tighter than the public polls were showing, but that they were still narrowly ahead in battleground states.

There were so many folks here who blew her off and dismissed her warning as just trying stop people from getting complacent.

Well look at us now - record turnout and lo and behold she was exactly right.

I hope anyone who was badmouthing her for the warnings is eating crow (or at least giving her a heartfelt apology!)

It looks like JOE IS GOING TO WIN!! But my God, just barely.

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Remember when Biden's campaign manager - Jen O'Malley Dillon - said the polls were wrong? (Original Post) PTWB Nov 2020 OP

We got early record turnout. LisaL Nov 2020 #1

When all the votes are counted it's gonna be record turnout. PTWB Nov 2020 #2

yep, and she was right. onetexan Nov 2020 #3

Yep, and check out the areas where they had optimism... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #4

Yep empedocles Nov 2020 #6

Dang dustyscamp Nov 2020 #7

Even Joe's twitter feed kept saying this dustyscamp Nov 2020 #5

Can we get her to start a legit good polling firm!? OhZone Nov 2020 #8

We do this to ourselves every time. Anyone... Whiskeytide Nov 2020 #9

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

1. We got early record turnout.

Reply to PTWB (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 09:57 AM

Nov 2020

I don't think we got overall record turnout in many states. The votes just shifted to people voting early.

PTWB

(4,131 posts)

2. When all the votes are counted it's gonna be record turnout.

Reply to LisaL (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 09:58 AM

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onetexan

(13,033 posts)

3. yep, and she was right.

Reply to PTWB (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:00 AM

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Buckeye_Democrat

(14,853 posts)

4. Yep, and check out the areas where they had optimism...

Reply to PTWB (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:01 AM

Nov 2020

... yesterday:
https://mobile.twitter.com/BoKnowsNews/status/1323756354062950401

No Florida, Ohio, Texas, etc.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

6. Yep

Reply to Buckeye_Democrat (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:03 AM

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dustyscamp

(2,223 posts)

7. Dang

Reply to Buckeye_Democrat (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:13 AM

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dustyscamp

(2,223 posts)

5. Even Joe's twitter feed kept saying this

Reply to PTWB (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:02 AM

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Link to tweet

?s=20

OhZone

(3,212 posts)

8. Can we get her to start a legit good polling firm!?

Reply to PTWB (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:32 AM

Nov 2020

Whiskeytide

(4,461 posts)

9. We do this to ourselves every time. Anyone...

Reply to PTWB (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 10:40 AM

Nov 2020

... who expresses worry before an election is shouted down as a troll or discouraging the vote. Polls that we don’t like are declared biased or “just wanting a horse race”. A lot of “your concern is noted” replies.

Now we’ll have a bunch of “I told you so” posts on the flip side.

It’s our nature, I guess.

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