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Prairie Gates

(7,216 posts) Tue Nov 4, 2025, 10:04 PM Nov 4

Wow...those polls predicting a razor tight race in New Jersey were so very wrong

Quinnipiac had a poll that had Sherrill up 10%. That was the best of the lot. Some had it dead heat and dead even? Currently at 13%.

Will there be the usual call for soul searching from the pollsters after their being this catastrophically wrong?

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Wow...those polls predicting a razor tight race in New Jersey were so very wrong (Original Post) Prairie Gates Nov 4 OP

So headlines tomorrow? oswaldactedalone Nov 4 #1

Yuuuup Prairie Gates Nov 4 #2

Seems as if the polls are always wrong , hey? GusBob Nov 4 #3

Has Faux started to "ask questions" about certain precincts yet? Maru Kitteh Nov 4 #4

I suspect they'll save that for something more plausible Prairie Gates Nov 4 #5

oswaldactedalone

(3,600 posts)

1. So headlines tomorrow?

Reply to Prairie Gates (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 10:07 PM

Nov 4

Why Tuesday election results are bad news for Democrats.

Prairie Gates

(7,216 posts)

2. Yuuuup

Reply to oswaldactedalone (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 10:08 PM

Nov 4

GusBob

(8,136 posts)

3. Seems as if the polls are always wrong , hey?

Reply to Prairie Gates (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 10:10 PM

Nov 4

I don’t ever pay heed to any polls anymore

Part of my new cynical mantra; nothing you read or hear anymore can trusted as accurate

Maru Kitteh

(31,273 posts)

4. Has Faux started to "ask questions" about certain precincts yet?

Reply to Prairie Gates (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 10:19 PM

Nov 4

Prairie Gates

(7,216 posts)

5. I suspect they'll save that for something more plausible

Reply to Maru Kitteh (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 10:53 PM

Nov 4

Hard to make 56-43 look like a sham.

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