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2016 Postmortem

stillwaiting

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2. Bad methodologies are features not bugs in our political system.

Reply to Attorney in Texas (Original post)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 04:20 PM

Jan 2016

Especially with our computerized voting.

Together they can pack a 1-2 punch.

Polling shifts results x% from real votes. Computerized voting further shifts results y% from bad polling data. Allowing for (x+y)% to be stolen from actual results. If they wanted to. Of course, I'm sure they don't want to.

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Why does Clinton do better in some polls and Sanders in others? House effect and bad methodology. [View all] Attorney in Texas Jan 2016 OP

Good luck being sober in this milieu! JackRiddler Jan 2016 #1

I'm ever optimistic Attorney in Texas Jan 2016 #6

Bad methodologies are features not bugs in our political system. stillwaiting Jan 2016 #2

Nate Silverman says HRC leads in IA and NH Gman Jan 2016 #3

You sure dont. You might want to actually look at what Nate says now. litlbilly Jan 2016 #4

First, you're incorrect. 1. His name is Nate Silver. 2. He projects Sanders as winning New Hampshire Attorney in Texas Jan 2016 #5

He knows what his name is. Gman Jan 2016 #9

Updated yesterday. Gman Jan 2016 #10

Your suggestion that Silver projects Clinton to win NH is still wrong (Sanders is the 86% or 61% Attorney in Texas Jan 2016 #11

I think the HRC folks really don't expect to win NH Gman Jan 2016 #12

OR... or... Sanders is behind? uponit7771 Jan 2016 #7

That's possible, but... JackRiddler Jan 2016 #8

Either you think the live landline + cell phone polls are right or the robo-call polls are right. We Attorney in Texas Jan 2016 #15

If you want to eliminate "house effect" and other poll problems..... CajunBlazer Jan 2016 #13

Wrong. That does not eliminate house effect (it masks it). The Real Clear Politics aggregation Attorney in Texas Jan 2016 #14