Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Sorry, I don't believe Trump is at 49% against Harris [View all]lees1975
(6,101 posts)23. Here's some deception in this poll and its announcement.
A week ago, NBC released a poll showing Harris at 49-46 over Trump among likely voters. Now, Sunday, just before the talk shows, they release a poll showing it at 49-49 among registered voters. Big difference, since they seem to be missing the percentage of likely voters, at least among the early vote, by way outside the "margin of error," including the gender gap, the black vote, and the "young vote." Those groups are significantly overperforming the factoring data of predicted turnout, which most polls seem to have kept the same since before Biden dropped out.
As they say, we shall see. But likely voters and registered voters do not poll the same.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
Recommendations
3 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
56 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
I don't expect Harris to win Iowa but it does show a potential shift that was also picked up by previous Selzer polls...
Self Esteem
Nov 3
#21
I just watched Rachel spend about 20 minutes saying the Iowa poll is the most accurate poll
mucifer
Nov 3
#12
I had the sound down but I was trying to find where Trump had a 48% POTUS approval rating
underpants
Nov 3
#9
With MOE in these polls, 49 could also be 46, which is probably where he's at.
Self Esteem
Nov 3
#22
Do you think he is higher or lower? Your OP does not indicate which way you think it is wrong. nt
kelly1mm
Nov 3
#29
Half the country is stupid! Trump keeps telling them everything was great when he was president and they give him credit
Doodley
Nov 3
#38
VonSchitzInPants has no ground game to speak of, has lost some Republican women, has
NoMoreRepugs
Nov 3
#51