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Indykatie

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16. We All Should Chill. IA is a Tier 3 State and Not Critical to Biden's Path to 270.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 09:16 PM

Oct 2020

Why are so many people freaking out about a single bad Iowa poll? We Dems can't help but elevate mole hills into mountains sometimes. The Media and pundits are hyping the IA poll like its the end all be all for Biden and it aint. Same applies to FL and the Miami/Dade Hispanic vote.

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I don't believe the DMR/Selzer poll. Too much of a swing by independents in one month. [View all] highplainsdem Oct 2020 OP

I hope so exboyfil Oct 2020 #1

I agree. I will believe it when I see it and then probably figure there was playing going on. LizBeth Oct 2020 #2

Iowa rso Oct 2020 #3

They did not correctly predict the dem primary in 16 or this year Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #7

I don't buy it either Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2020 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #5

You're confusing independents and undecideds. PTWB Oct 2020 #6

Weird thing is they are the only poll in Iowa Jamesyu Oct 2020 #8

It's either the only truly accurate poll in any state or indeed nationwide in 2020 Eid Ma Clack Shaw Oct 2020 #9

Trump approval did rise among independents according to Gallup Awsi Dooger Oct 2020 #10

You have to average the polls out😊 Tribetime Oct 2020 #11

I'm checking Twitter and finding LOTS of people agreeing with me that this poll seems off. highplainsdem Oct 2020 #12

Have to agree. all the best pollsters, 538, the Economist, Cook Political agree Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #14

Isn't DMR supposed to be the gold standard for IA polls? Nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #13

Selzer is DMR's pollster and she is indeed the gold standard. PTWB Oct 2020 #15

We All Should Chill. IA is a Tier 3 State and Not Critical to Biden's Path to 270. Indykatie Oct 2020 #16