Posted on 08/09/2016 8:44:42 AM PDT by baxtelf
“didn’t fivethirtyeight have a very serious credibility problem as trump won primary after primary? primaries this upstart company predicted he would lose?”
You’re absolutely correct, but pointing that out would ruin the hand-wringing, pity party initiated by FR’s surrender monkey brigade.
You are a little too merciful. Rove’s reputation was hurt, Dick Morris reputation was badly damaged, I think Limbaugh took a hit, Hannity, Erickson, McLaughlin, Hewitt, Connie Mack, Bret Baier to name a few who felt the pools were rigged. Be careful.
The Democrats were way down in the their primary, while the GOP was way up.
This election will look nothing like 2012.
There is no conspiracy going on, just a great deal of misusing numbers and those like you who love to pass on negativity.
“Let’s work the problem, people. Let’s not make things worse by guessing.” Gene Kranz
Stop the wishing, hoping, wringing of hands, arguing pro or con on others pronouncements, dragging forth past history, fighting the last war a second time.
Follow the problem solving strategy of the greatest flight director NASA was privileged to have for a 34 year tenure. As his words echo a message for this moment in time, remember that “failure is not an option.”
http://www.fastcompany.com/3031498/hit-the-ground-running/problem-solving-lessons-from-nasa
That’s the point - the MSM polls *were* rigged. It’s just that Obama was still *really* far enough ahead that it didn’t matter as much. The MSM polls were only “right” in the sense that they called the winner in a gross sense. They were actually farther off the mark than were the “poll adjusters” who called it for Romney by 1-2%.
“There is no conspiracy going on, just a great deal of misusing numbers and those like you who love to pass on negativity.”
“Those like” me who avoids being a blind fan boy. Like I said, I donate to Trump, but anyone who thinks he has done well since the GOP convention is deluding themselves.
You can’t trust any poll these days. Rooooters:
“Bill Mitchell ;@mitchellvii 2h2 hours ago
Every time Trump gets close on Reuters/Ipsos, they just increase the D+ advantage and miraculously, Hillary surges. #smh”
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Bill Mitchell ;@mitchellvii 2h2 hours ago
As if Reuters D+10 sample wasn’t already ridiculous enough, it is 55% women and 45% men. Preposterous. A REAL sample, Trump wins. “
See post #127.
What has Hillary done to gain in the polls-nothing!
Hey Jack,
Thx for the kind private mail.
Please send me other forms of communication and we can chat.
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