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Sheepshank

(12,504 posts) Tue Jul 24, 2012, 10:24 AM Jul 2012

Duh...Romney's poll numbers are fake too!!

how could they NOT be fake? How does a man with Romney's background, and types of policies get 40%+ poll numbers?

Well...*smacking myself on the forehead* there is no legal requirement to be honest in answering polls, right? This early in game, the pollsters have little incentive to be correct, their primary objective is to make more money (a la Rassy's mode of operation). ..in other words be purchased

So why is THIS news?:

http://news.yahoo.com/mitt-romney-sees-sudden-unexplained-spike-twitter-followers-231505099.html

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's Twitter account saw two sudden and massive spikes in new followers over the weekend.
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According to Green's data, Romney "was gaining around 3000-4000 new followers per day for the past month," then his account suddenly got 23,926 new followers on Friday, 93,054 on Saturday and 25,432 on Sunday
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This isn't the first time a presidential candidate has been accused of buying fake followers.

pollsters, and poll participants just as easily purchased as twitter followers imo

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Duh...Romney's poll numbers are fake too!! (Original Post) Sheepshank Jul 2012 OP

Romney lies with such frequency about the dumbest things I wouldn't be shocked, his level of lying uponit7771 Jul 2012 #1

I tend to agree tk2kewl Jul 2012 #2

A potted plant would get 40-plus percent against Obama BeyondGeography Jul 2012 #3

I thought this was going to be about fake polls Capt. Obvious Jul 2012 #4

Capt. Obvious? Sheepshank Jul 2012 #7

No, no I get it Capt. Obvious Jul 2012 #10

wow....you really do need pictures Sheepshank Jul 2012 #11

Rmoney buys Twitter followers Capt. Obvious Jul 2012 #12

Everything About Rmoney Is A Lie Or Fake...... global1 Jul 2012 #5

Most polls are designed to shape opinion, not measure it. Scuba Jul 2012 #6

I guess this article is simply a confirmation then. Sheepshank Jul 2012 #8

Just the fact that he and his team TlalocW Jul 2012 #9

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

1. Romney lies with such frequency about the dumbest things I wouldn't be shocked, his level of lying

Reply to Sheepshank (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 10:26 AM

Jul 2012

...is mental to me.

tk2kewl

(18,133 posts)

2. I tend to agree

Reply to Sheepshank (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 10:26 AM

Jul 2012

it doesn't seem possible that he could be polling in the 20s and 30s for women and Hispanics and even lower for blacks but he is in the 40s overall. but hey, I guess it's the new math

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)

3. A potted plant would get 40-plus percent against Obama

Reply to Sheepshank (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 10:27 AM

Jul 2012

or any Dem. Get used to it.

Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)

4. I thought this was going to be about fake polls

Reply to Sheepshank (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 10:32 AM

Jul 2012

That was a good atempt at the Chewbacca Defense though

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)

7. Capt. Obvious?

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 10:41 AM

Jul 2012

Would a diagram be more helpful?

Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)

10. No, no I get it

Reply to Sheepshank (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 01:21 PM

Jul 2012

Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk. But Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it; that does not make sense! Why would a Wookiee, an 8-foot-tall Wookiee, want to live on Endor, with a bunch of 2-foot-tall Ewoks? That does not make sense! But more important, you have to ask yourself: What does this have to do with this case? Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with this case! It does not make sense!

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)

11. wow....you really do need pictures

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Reply #10)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 01:29 PM

Jul 2012

Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)

12. Rmoney buys Twitter followers

Reply to Sheepshank (Reply #11)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 01:40 PM

Jul 2012

ergo, the polls are fake.

Obviously.

global1

(25,253 posts)

5. Everything About Rmoney Is A Lie Or Fake......

Reply to Sheepshank (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 10:32 AM

Jul 2012

he's the best politician money can make and buy.

Almost like a Hollywood movie - he is a made-up fictional person.

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

6. Most polls are designed to shape opinion, not measure it.

Reply to Sheepshank (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 10:34 AM

Jul 2012

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)

8. I guess this article is simply a confirmation then.

Reply to Scuba (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 10:42 AM

Jul 2012

TlalocW

(15,384 posts)

9. Just the fact that he and his team

Reply to Sheepshank (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 10:54 AM

Jul 2012

Didn't think this would be noticed tells me they have a poor understanding of technology. Yeah, let's sign up over 100,000 twitter accounts for Mitt in 2 days. An internet company isn't interested in dates, etc.

TlalocW

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