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Fiendish Thingy

(15,619 posts)
Wed Oct 28, 2020, 11:57 AM Oct 2020

ALERT: 538 includes anti-trans national push poll, dropping Biden's avg. to +8.5% [View all]

I was quite shocked to find that 538 had included a national poll of 3500 LV’s from Spry Strategies showing Biden +2% .

I’ve never heard of Spry Strategies, so I clicked through to the data page and found this:

A new poll conducted by Spry Strategies on behalf of Women’s Liberation Front found that a majority of likely 2020 voters disagree with policies related to “gender identity,” such as those included in the proposed Equality Act, that would remove protections for women in single-sex spaces such as prisons, shelters, and sports. The results are based on a national sample of 3,500 likely voters and include detailed representation across regions, ethnicity, sex, and political affiliation. Black and Hispanic voters are more likely to support protections for single-sex spaces, especially on issues such as prison and homelessness which disproportionately impact communities of color.



Key Results

Voters overwhelmingly disapprove of policies that allow the placement of male sexual offenders or domestic abusers in women’s prisons, with only seven percent of voters supporting such policies. Two out of every three likely voters (66.93 percent) state that they “strongly disagree” with such policies, including a majority of liberal voters who disagree with such policies.

The poll also revealed cross-partisan disapproval of “gender identity” based policies, such as those impacting single-sex sports. The majority of voters of all parties (66.96 percent) state that men or boys who identify as transgender should not be permitted to compete in women and girls’ athletics.

A majority of voters also disagree with allowing men who identify as transgender in women’s changing rooms (56.86 percent) and homeless shelters (53.19 percent).


Source:
https://www.womensliberationfront.org/news/national-poll-support-for-womens-spaces

What’s next? A Proud Boys poll on racially separate restrooms that includes presidential preferences?


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Yikes Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2020 #1
Indeed, WTAF? Nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #3
I had been thinking 538 was the careful one; RCP is the RWNJ one. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #2
The only possible rationalization I can conjur: Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #6
G.Elliott Morris has written and tweeted about 538's A ratings on some polls that shouldn't octoberlib Oct 2020 #10
Maybe the Economist needs to be my go-to. Thanks! lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #20
The lower his margins are the more motivated voters should be calguy Oct 2020 #4
the Susquehannah poll from amgreatness (right-wing propaganda site) is bringing RealClearPolitics dn Roland99 Oct 2020 #5
RCP includes polls from Trump's Super Pac. octoberlib Oct 2020 #11
This poll actually looks great for Biden based on the demographic cbdo2007 Oct 2020 #7
Who the fuck cares at this point what 528 or any pollster does? beachbumbob Oct 2020 #8
Hear Hear, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2020 #9
Quick! Someone find me a poll that makes this look like a horse race!!! Takket Oct 2020 #12
Yeah I Noticed that Too-I opened the link and they've got About 4 Anti-Trans Questions at the Top Stallion Oct 2020 #13
GOP poll claims Trump is winning -- after bizarrely expecting 91 percent of 2020 voters to be over 55 MizLibby Oct 2020 #14
You do realize that 538 includes all polls... jcgoldie Oct 2020 #15
Not true at all- 538 has banned numerous polling houses for poor practices Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #16
correlation does not imply causation.. jcgoldie Oct 2020 #17
This is not simply correlation, it's basic math Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #21
You are missing the point jcgoldie Oct 2020 #22
outlier polls in the final week are deliberately crafted to create a false perception of tightening Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #23
The Right needs these type polls to be legitimatized so they can justify election theft. Tommymac Oct 2020 #24
Economist just moved to 97% chance for Joe, 356 EVs, same as Wang. NRaleighLiberal Oct 2020 #18
Silver includes some outliers Johnny2X2X Oct 2020 #19
At this point it is more about legitimacy then numbers. The Right needs the MSM to be complicit. Tommymac Oct 2020 #25
That's foolish. You pick the one right tool. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #26
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