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Attorney in Texas

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36. Polls showing Clinton slightly ahead are generally Iowa polls, polls showing Sanders slightly ahead
Mon Dec 28, 2015, 05:55 PM
Dec 2015

are generally NH polls, and polls showing Clinton far ahead are generally meaningless national polls. Here is how 538 explained the meaninglessness of the national polls:

Ignore national primary polls – they measure nothing. (But state polls matter.) Unlike in general elections, when all states vote on the same day, the primary calendar is sequential; each state’s results often affect the next state’s. The national polls don’t add to your understanding of the race — just look at surveys of the upcoming states.
In other words, Clinton is ahead by a comfortable margin. DanTex Dec 2015 #1
Lol. I was all... Wtf? Thank you for bottom lining it for me. Too fuggin' funny! Nt. seabeyond Dec 2015 #2
Really do you know what you are reading? Bernie has climbed from barely on the radar Luminous Animal Dec 2015 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author seabeyond Dec 2015 #9
she is leading on land lines. roguevalley Dec 2015 #16
Emails Bjornsdotter Dec 2015 #26
Sure, with respect to O'Malley. morningfog Dec 2015 #4
If "ahead by a comfortable margin" means "behind in NH" and "single-digit lead in Iowa," then yes! Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #7
nine points is not a comfortable margin. Ken Burch Dec 2015 #21
No, she is not. She has lost one third of the already shrinking Dem base which was never Bernie's sabrina 1 Dec 2015 #38
Wow, Sanders is ahead in Iowa CoffeeCat Dec 2015 #3
That poll is for New Hampshire only n/t ejbr Dec 2015 #6
And this poll has him behind in NH. uberblonde Dec 2015 #8
You can't really tell much because ARG is offering this as a one-of-a-kind poll (i.e., they don't Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #19
The latest CBS/YouGov has Sanders behind by only five in Iowa... CoffeeCat Dec 2015 #10
Sanders definitely has stronger poll results in Iowa and NH - I just chose those polls because they Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #11
didn't Omalley's support Rise like 300 percent in some polls ? JI7 Dec 2015 #12
O'Malley is a perfect example CoffeeCat Dec 2015 #13
Dws and her friends should not discount om either restorefreedom Dec 2015 #14
hang on a minute..... ronbison Dec 2015 #15
Damn Old Codger Dec 2015 #17
Make that two lists. n/t bvf Dec 2015 #22
Polls are not ballot boxes. No matter who has momentum in the polls, you are misreading the poll if Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #18
Wow...two ignore lists ronbison Dec 2015 #37
Ofuscate much............ Historic NY Dec 2015 #20
Spell much? bvf Dec 2015 #23
I think Historic NY majored in creative spelling Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #24
WTF?? DCBob Dec 2015 #25
Where was Clinton's Iowa and New Hampshire polling in January and where is it now? Where was Sanders Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #28
Which means nothing regarding the real trend of this election. DCBob Dec 2015 #29
LOL!!!! Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #30
Good you at least see the humor in your folly. DCBob Dec 2015 #31
Clinton falling in Iowa and New Hampshire while Sanders rises in both states "doesn't matter" - HA! Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #32
Not funny anymore?? DCBob Dec 2015 #33
No, you're on a roll! Keep 'em coming Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #35
THe More people get to know Bernie the MORE they like him Ferd Berfel Dec 2015 #27
Why does one poll show Bernie ahead TheFarseer Dec 2015 #34
Polls showing Clinton slightly ahead are generally Iowa polls, polls showing Sanders slightly ahead Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #36
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