2016 Election Thread Part Deux

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https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/26551

They specifically talk about over sampling as a tactic to skew polls

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carlos86 said:
Just as comical as Arizona, Utah and now Texas and Indiana being battleground states.
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You'll do so much better if you recognize that polls just like any other survey conducted by an interested party are not intended to gather information; they are intended to promote a position and influence the reader - they are advertising.
 
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AM64 said:
You'll do so much better if you recognize that polls just like any other survey conducted by an interested party are not intended to gather information; they are intended to promote a position and influence the reader - they are advertising.
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Don't waste your breath
 
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carlos86 said:
RCP has Arizona and Texas as battleground states now.
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Yes, and they list any State within 5 points as a battleground.

Remember, that's an average of polls which we know can be manipulated. I seriously doubt he loses AZ, TX, or GA. The real fight is in FL, NC, OH and PA. And he has a chance in each of those.
 
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Grand Vol said:
Yes, and they list any State within 5 points as a battleground.

Remember, that's an average of polls which we know can be manipulated. I seriously doubt he loses AZ, TX, or GA. The real fight is in FL, NC, OH and PA. And he has a chance in each of those.
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Florida is the only other state in which Trump is within 4 points of Clinton. All the rest of the battleground states range from 4.3 to 10 points which gives Clinton 294 electoral votes and that is without Ohio and Florida.
 
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carlos86 said:
Florida is the only other state in which Trump is within 4 points of Clinton. All the rest of the battleground states range from 4.3 to 10 points which gives Clinton 294 electoral votes and that is without Ohio and Florida.
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Shhh. Trumpers think they have this in the bag.
 
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Vol8188 said:
You argued that his sources were biased and the election was closer than he was claiming.

Then you posted showing that Georgia is close. Doesn't really make a lot of sense
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It's confusing because, originally, I misunderstood his post. I confused the national numbers he was posting for Georgia numbers.

My point is still the same though. There's no way any poll showing a double digit spread is valid.
 
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GAVol said:
It's confusing because, originally, I misunderstood his post. I confused the national numbers he was posting for Georgia numbers.

My point is still the same though. There's no way any poll showing a double digit spread is valid.
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Fair enough
 
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carlos86 said:
Florida is the only other state in which Trump is within 4 points of Clinton. All the rest of the battleground states range from 4.3 to 10 points which gives Clinton 294 electoral votes and that is without Ohio and Florida.
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I swear I'm not trying to belabor this point, but what poll are you basing this statement on?
 
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