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In reply to the discussion: About That Poll (NY Times) [View all]brooklynite
(96,825 posts)38. No. I'm a retired transportation planner.
But I work in politics with a lot of actual Democratic campaigns and officials, up to and including the Biden campaign team. And they still rely on polling data to inform their campaign strategy.
I also have a policy of avoiding knee-jerk conspiracy theories that may make bad news feel go down better, but don't provide a good starting point to tweak a political campaign.
I'll ask you the same question I;'ve asked others. If you don't trust this or other polls, what do you believe the actual voter preference numbers are?
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I hope Democrats are NOT taking up this bet without actually putting up LOTs of work
riversedge
Mar 2024
#2
I just don't get what is so horrible about Biden, especially, in comparison to Trump.
RKP5637
Mar 2024
#3
He's a spoiler so he has plenty of Republican cash to keep trying to spoil.
emulatorloo
Mar 2024
#26
i think a lot more than 3% of trump's supporters have fled. look at the decline in attendance in his rallies
samsingh
Mar 2024
#8
When you start to break polls down like this, the MOE becomes much bigger.
All Mixed Up
Mar 2024
#42
The Times' polls are consistently outliers, to generate clicks and views
Fiendish Thingy
Mar 2024
#14
Because most of the other 40% were always going to vote for him in November.
TwilightZone
Mar 2024
#22
You're always racing to DU to defend these chump-ass polls. Do you make a living from polling sciences?
SoFlaBro
Mar 2024
#37
How do you know that the polls are not just made up? There is ZERO to validate accuracy since there is no election.
SoFlaBro
Mar 2024
#39
I asked what is the method of verification. You know what you can do with your blessing.
SoFlaBro
Mar 2024
#47