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Attorney in Texas

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16. The polling errors were not a political conspiracy, but they were the result of media buying cheap
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 01:01 PM
Mar 2016

polling done by a discredited methodology that has been shown to routinely favor Trump and Clinton in order to sell the media's product.

What does low turnout say about Sanders? It's always framed as a Hillary problem. Metric System Mar 2016 #1
Because the low turnout is in Hillary's states; in Sanders' states turnout records have been broken Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #7
Sanders won Michigan by 1.5%, a virtual tie, as Sanders supporters say when Hillary wins by that Metric System Mar 2016 #9
Yes. Hillary lost narrowly where she had the local and national Democratic party pushing her like a Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #11
The polling was way off, but it wasn't some kind of conspiracy. Geez. Metric System Mar 2016 #13
The polling errors were not a political conspiracy, but they were the result of media buying cheap Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #16
Personally I think if the media didn't tell everyone that this was a done deal Nanjeanne Mar 2016 #17
Exactly! She inspires no one who isn't already a staunch fan of hers. Sky Masterson Mar 2016 #2
Yet, more people have voted for her than either Trump or Sanders. Metric System Mar 2016 #3
In states that Rarely ever go Blue. Sky Masterson Mar 2016 #4
Obama won a lot of red states during the 2008 primaries. Red vs blue states is irrelevant to the Metric System Mar 2016 #6
I live in a red state Sky Masterson Mar 2016 #10
They are open to Bernie because he hasn't been attacked by the Right for decades. A general Metric System Mar 2016 #12
I agree on the attack on Hillary by the right. Sky Masterson Mar 2016 #14
Sanders hasn't been attacked? Really? Who is pushing the communist meme, the not-a-real-activist Vote2016 Mar 2016 #18
She has regional appeal and the primary calendar front-loaded her region. Watch her drop like a rock Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #8
It's not just that she's flawed candidate; Chasstev365 Mar 2016 #5
Interesting. H2O Man Mar 2016 #15
I think this accounts for the polling constantly being off in Hillary's favor. Motown_Johnny Mar 2016 #19
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