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LeftinOH

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16. If social media feeds can be flooded with bad actors & bots with intent

Reply to JohnSJ (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 07:38 PM

Oct 9

to sway the narrative, then surely polls can be. The phenomenon of disruptive "red wave" polls already exists (Simon Rosenberg has been on to this for a long time) -- it would be a logical next step to manufacture "red responders." With Musk on team MAGA, this doesn't seem like a totally off-the-wall possibility, does it?

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That Quinnipiac makes the comment that there are "cracks in the blue wall", based on their latest polling, is nonsense. [View all] JohnSJ Oct 9 OP

Quinnipiac RJ_MacReady Oct 9 #1

Based on what? You realize in general it agrees with the other pollsters, this election is too close to call. JohnSJ Oct 9 #2

I don't believe it is RJ_MacReady Oct 9 #3

That may be. As I said the main issue I have is those who won't answer calls from numbers they do not recognize, or JohnSJ Oct 9 #7

agreed... evenly divided electorate. WarGamer Oct 9 #4

Absolutely. JohnSJ Oct 9 #8

There are also big issues with that poll obamanut2012 Oct 9 #5

Polls aere pretty static - It's all about turnout now Jersey Devil Oct 9 #6

My personal experience with pollsters is that they Vogon_Glory Oct 9 #9

This RJ_MacReady Oct 9 #10

I am one who doesn't answer calls from numbers I do not recognize. JohnSJ Oct 9 #17

There are too many factors that are different from past elections LiberalFighter Oct 9 #11

Didnt we learn from the polls in the last elections Flatrat Oct 9 #12

Yep - this election is razor thin onandup Oct 9 #13

Have you noticed that the June27ers are always interested in polling? JoseBalow Oct 9 #14

Yup, i have obamanut2012 Oct 9 #18

Both Trump leads in WI and MI were within the MOE. Fiendish Thingy Oct 9 #15

If social media feeds can be flooded with bad actors & bots with intent LeftinOH Oct 9 #16