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mylye2222

(2,992 posts)
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 02:51 PM Oct 2015

Question: Why all the Dem primary polls are SUDDENTLY all favorable to HRC?

It all shows her winning by dozens of points ahead of Bernie?
And right just before the debate- therefore before she actually express herself?

Are all those polls ordered by the DNC or semewhat?
(Dont laugh. It has happened in France prior to 2012 presidency. Sarkozy' s aides and his party ordered rigged favorable polls to friendly polls agencies. Guess what? He lost. ) Or is that simply Third Way Dems who want to plant the Hillary-is-inevitable meme once for all and fix the vote for her towards a total plebicit?

I dont know if it can apply to US political field. But really, it is, ahem, strange that all of a sudden, as Bernie was rising, he nows drops within days.

Really weird IMO.

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Question: Why all the Dem primary polls are SUDDENTLY all favorable to HRC? (Original Post) mylye2222 Oct 2015 OP
Conspiracy damn it! hrmjustin Oct 2015 #1
No conspiracy. mylye2222 Oct 2015 #5
Lol thanks and I will be watching the debate and the Mets. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #9
Go Dodgers! upaloopa Oct 2015 #32
You got a great pitcher tonight. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #35
Why are all the Networks INdemo Oct 2015 #12
I paid them off. hrmjustin Oct 2015 #14
Lol. nt sufrommich Oct 2015 #21
Al of a sudden? 72DejaVu Oct 2015 #2
But conspiracy damn it! hrmjustin Oct 2015 #3
Interesting you know so much about Bernie, darkangel218 Oct 2015 #17
That question wasn't about Bernie 72DejaVu Oct 2015 #19
It is actually about Bernie. darkangel218 Oct 2015 #20
I'm supporting Hilary Clinton 72DejaVu Oct 2015 #23
We don' t question that, DejaVu. mylye2222 Oct 2015 #29
It's a conspiracy. As is everything that doesn't go sufrommich Oct 2015 #4
No CT. Bernie has been plateaued at mid20s since mid August Godhumor Oct 2015 #6
polls enid602 Oct 2015 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author mylye2222 Oct 2015 #37
? Godhumor Oct 2015 #40
ALCOA! FSogol Oct 2015 #7
1) Sanders numbers haven't moved much in a while. NCTraveler Oct 2015 #8
They started two weeks ago or so kenfrequed Oct 2015 #10
... Godhumor Oct 2015 #18
What is ironic is the outlier Bloomberg Poll didn't even release sub group data. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #27
I'm not sure what is going on with Selzer this year Godhumor Oct 2015 #31
If you just release the head line results it is harder to question your poll... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #36
could it be possible there are some actual people who don't agree with your views? nt msongs Oct 2015 #11
she always was ahead. you were being lied to by the media who want a horse race saturnsring Oct 2015 #13
But I've heard that greater and greater numbers of people support Sanders! randome Oct 2015 #15
You already know the answer to that, mylye! darkangel218 Oct 2015 #16
Lol! mylye2222 Oct 2015 #25
pollsters are falling all over themselves to hurry and get number prior to the debates Sheepshank Oct 2015 #22
i noticed it too restorefreedom Oct 2015 #24
Polls of what, specifically? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #26
Just making my grocery store list... onehandle Oct 2015 #28
The polls have not changed much for months. upaloopa Oct 2015 #30
It's not just suddenly... WI_DEM Oct 2015 #34
Everybody I know is voting for Hillary. moobu2 Oct 2015 #38
MOVE ALONG FOLKS -- NOTHING TO SEE HERE -- senz Oct 2015 #39
Yes, I noticed. AtomicKitten Oct 2015 #41
And I gladly sides with you. mylye2222 Oct 2015 #42
Mark Penn is polling for her. Explains a lot. AtomicKitten Oct 2015 #43
 

mylye2222

(2,992 posts)
5. No conspiracy.
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 02:58 PM
Oct 2015

Political games. It is not the same approach.
That said, have a good Debate Evening, Justin.

INdemo

(6,994 posts)
12. Why are all the Networks
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:04 PM
Oct 2015

All of a sudden talking I mean lying about Bernie Sanders negatives and giving him a very unlikely chance of winning this debate. You know even the right wing political advisors are building up Hillary,which given the current cast of Republican candidates leads me to believe that Hillary would do very well running as a Republican. After all her financial backers are the ones that normally back Republicsns.

72DejaVu

(1,545 posts)
2. Al of a sudden?
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 02:55 PM
Oct 2015

Bernie's numbers have been stagnant for 2 months. Hilary's started creeping up several weeks ago.

But, hey, it must be another anti-Bernie plot.

72DejaVu

(1,545 posts)
23. I'm supporting Hilary Clinton
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:23 PM
Oct 2015

But my decision was not based on the poor semantic choices of any Bernie memes.

 

mylye2222

(2,992 posts)
29. We don' t question that, DejaVu.
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:30 PM
Oct 2015

The questions are directed to high officers in the Dem Party. We all know Clinton supporters DUers are sincere to their support.

Godhumor

(6,437 posts)
6. No CT. Bernie has been plateaued at mid20s since mid August
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 02:58 PM
Oct 2015

Last edited Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:36 PM - Edit history (1)

His support hasn't changed either up or down. Clinton lost support primarily based on Biden speculation, but polls recently have shown those numbers have stabilized.

The race is literally unchanged in 2 months. Clinton is up between 15 and 20 points nationally if Biden is included and 25 to 30 if he is not. Sanders is always between 20 and 30 points with 2/3 of his numbers clustered between 23 and 27 points since mid August.

So no conspiracy theory just a stable race.

Response to enid602 (Reply #33)

Godhumor

(6,437 posts)
40. ?
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:41 PM
Oct 2015

The previous poster was joking about the Istandwith internet thing you can vote on and nothing scientific.

MSM wants a horserace not a blow out. They're not coddling Clinton at all in this matter.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
8. 1) Sanders numbers haven't moved much in a while.
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:00 PM
Oct 2015

2) As I predicted over a month ago, her favorability and all around numbers would start rising as the email story went along. It happens every single time.

Your "sudden" isn't sudden at all if you have been watching.

kenfrequed

(7,865 posts)
10. They started two weeks ago or so
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:02 PM
Oct 2015

With the CNN botched poll that failed to get a statisticially significant number of people under the age of 50 which helped create the illusion of a sudden Hillary recovery. I don't think CNN was actually "in the fix" so to speak. I think CNN was incompetent at polling.

If you want to know how accurate a poll is look to see if there are numbers of how many land lines vs mobile phones they contacted in their polling.

Godhumor

(6,437 posts)
31. I'm not sure what is going on with Selzer this year
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:31 PM
Oct 2015

They've released two polls so far, one in Iowa and the partnership with Bloomberg you mentioned (Assuming we're taking about the same outlier), and both have Clinton significantly underperforming versus pretty much all other polls.

Selzer has a very good reputation, so it is weird to see that something in their voter screen or population parameters is way out of line. Or they're holding fast and believe they know public perception better than anyone else. We will have to see if they stay firm or make weighting adjustments on their next poll release.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)
36. If you just release the head line results it is harder to question your poll...
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:35 PM
Oct 2015

CNN was "punished" for its transparency.

 

saturnsring

(1,832 posts)
13. she always was ahead. you were being lied to by the media who want a horse race
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:04 PM
Oct 2015

and the bernistas had the kkkarl rove blinders on (kkkarl still thinks theyre gonna win ohio)

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
15. But I've heard that greater and greater numbers of people support Sanders!
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:10 PM
Oct 2015

Surely they can't be dissuaded by some measly polls. Polls are just made of numbers, anyways, and no one can prove they exist, so there!
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

 

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)
16. You already know the answer to that, mylye!
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:11 PM
Oct 2015

Too bad their dream won't come true in the end! *evil laugh*

 

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)
22. pollsters are falling all over themselves to hurry and get number prior to the debates
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:23 PM
Oct 2015

and they will be doing the same thing right after the debates. It's their bread and butter.

Pollsters, if they value their credibility, only return numbers, they don't care the content or the result.

The fact that the numbers are reflecting favorably on Clinton continues a trend and isn't all new news. Her numbers have always been double digit leads on the national polls. Some of the individual states may vary.

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)
24. i noticed it too
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:24 PM
Oct 2015

and i would not be surprised if there were some shenanigans going on. Based on the hit squad that has been out all over the cable news channels today against Bernie, it is clear who they want to win this debate.

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
26. Polls of what, specifically?
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:26 PM
Oct 2015

She's always been ahead in the national polling, as well as many state polls. She's slowly but surely been losing ground in most as time goes on, some more quickly than others, but still been ahead so far, in everything but a few specific state polls.

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)
30. The polls have not changed much for months.
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:30 PM
Oct 2015

There are a lot of bull shit news stories out there about Hillary slumping especially those by Chris Cillizza

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
34. It's not just suddenly...
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:33 PM
Oct 2015

with the exception of NH and Iowa Bernie hasn't really led anywhere else. He still has a lead in NH but lately Iowa has been swinging back to Hillary.

moobu2

(4,822 posts)
38. Everybody I know is voting for Hillary.
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 03:37 PM
Oct 2015

I've never actually met anyone who was voting for Bernie Sanders. So the polls seem about right to me.

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