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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders swept all of the focus groups and won on Google, Facebook and Twitter. [View all]Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)21. Please stop confusing Internet entertainment parties with statistically accurate random sampling.
Science shouldn't be disrespected like that for a liberal.
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Bernie Sanders swept all of the focus groups and won on Google, Facebook and Twitter. [View all]
w4rma
Oct 2015
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When We Stand Together - No Citizen Need Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go
cantbeserious
Oct 2015
#1
there are those who scoff at internet stuff but they shouldn't. That is where the viral
roguevalley
Oct 2015
#72
The mainstream media are viewing this though their conventional wisdom glasses
virtualobserver
Oct 2015
#8
The bottom line is that the media voices ARE and represent the rich themselves...
cascadiance
Oct 2015
#66
The only thing that has changed is the level of desperation in the media to maintain their narrative
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Oct 2015
#9
And the INTERNET was IN THEIR FACE last night on their very own Facebook page! Which they chose
in_cog_ni_to
Oct 2015
#14
But we've been assured here at DU that his popularity is growing exponentially.
randome
Oct 2015
#13
As far as I'm aware, Sanders won all the of debate-related polls/"media polls". (nt)
w4rma
Oct 2015
#15
Please stop confusing Internet entertainment parties with statistically accurate random sampling.
Fred Sanders
Oct 2015
#21
What's your opinion on all of the focus group polls that Sanders won majorities of, Fred? (nt)
w4rma
Oct 2015
#26
Internet polls are like Cosmopolitan surveys...something to fill the space between ads.
Fred Sanders
Oct 2015
#33
I am glad you see it as the "greatest populist uprising in history." It may well be.
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#67
If their reason was to "sell ratings", then why would they ignore their focus group polling?
w4rma
Oct 2015
#29
She is very good at rhetoric. Take Social Security, Sen Sanders wants to expand benefits, raise the
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#69
All online, highly skewed polls and reactions. How many inner city or poor or people in general...
George II
Oct 2015
#48
"Poor folk"? That's a rather demeaning characterization of the people I mentioned...
George II
Oct 2015
#78
It was a coordinated effort by those people in the focus groups, IOW the focus group was freeped
Autumn
Oct 2015
#52
I don't have twitter or facebook accounts, I couldn't participate in those polls.
George II
Oct 2015
#53
Well I don't do the twitter. I don't do online polls I leave that up to the various
Autumn
Oct 2015
#57
Is there a reason why you included that "bitchy" link from Bloomberg? It's dated OCTOBER SEVENTH!!!
George II
Oct 2015
#55
Cute... you deleted the "bitchy" link, but for those who didn't get to see it, here you are....
George II
Oct 2015
#62
Well this entire discussion is about viewers' reaction to the debate on October 13, but again...
George II
Oct 2015
#79
Yes, but he still lost the debate to Hillary. When FOX says Bernie won, you know Hillary won. nt
kelliekat44
Oct 2015
#70