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Jazz Jon

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26. Polls are not bias free.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 11:18 AM
Oct 2024

Polls are interpretted and weighted to correct them in rhe direction that the pollster believes to be more accurate. Or sometimes they are weighted in the direction that pollster or sponsor want to project. Today the largest media companies are more right-biased than ever. Look what happened to PBS and the New York Times. Once beacons of truth, they are now right wing mouthpieces. Fraud and lies are accepted normal business practices. Trump and the GOP have normalized fraud and lying for big media and large corporations.
In short, I believe the polsters are doing this too. Several major poll results have been debunked right here in DU. Also, please don't tell me to not be complacent and urge me to vote. There are no DUers who will be sitting this one out. Thank you.

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I'm hoping the polls bushalert Oct 2024 #1
It is Bluedawgbill Oct 2024 #2
Then why did Clinton lose in 2016? paleotn Oct 2024 #8
Comey happened padfun Oct 2024 #12
Complacency as well Zambero Oct 2024 #18
Oh puh-leez! Hillary was 11 points ahead of Trump on Election Day 2016. no_hypocrisy Oct 2024 #3
No she was not. padfun Oct 2024 #13
Amen Zambero Oct 2024 #20
No, she wasn't. TwilightZone Oct 2024 #21
Bullshit! n/t North Shore Chicago Oct 2024 #4
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future returns paleotn Oct 2024 #5
This is the reason the red wavers are doing what they're doing. MontanaFarmer Oct 2024 #6
A few reasons why you shouldn't be alarmed SouthernCal_Dem Oct 2024 #7
Assuming you're counting 2022... Bluedawgbill Oct 2024 #10
I'm not only counting 2022 SouthernCal_Dem Oct 2024 #16
The election hinges on turnout. yardwork Oct 2024 #9
This is assuming that the polls are off as much as they have been in the past. everyonematters Oct 2024 #11
Right wing pollsters are flooding everything right now vercetti2021 Oct 2024 #14
Both Simon Rosenberg and Tom Bonier (TargetSmart) have reported the same peggysue2 Oct 2024 #23
So sad that this election is proclaimed a toss-up... Fyrefox Oct 2024 #15
If a convict waiting for sentencing wins this thing, I expect actual chaos to ensue. Brainfodder Oct 2024 #17
...... Kingofalldems Oct 2024 #19
The tRump campaign is paying for polls Blue Full Moon Oct 2024 #22
Right wing pollsters are flooding the zone more than ever. Sky Jewels Oct 2024 #24
What a load of b.s. He is actually paying for polls now. valleyrogue Oct 2024 #25
Polls are not bias free. Jazz Jon Oct 2024 #26
Trump is setting the stage for more stolen election bullshit hadEnuf Oct 2024 #27
..-.. KS Toronado Oct 2024 #28
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