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Quixote1818

(28,936 posts) Sat Jun 17, 2017, 03:10 AM Jun 2017

The Art Of Cherry-Picking Polls

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https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-art-of-cherry-picking-polls/?ex_cid=story-facebook

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The Art Of Cherry-Picking Polls (Original Post) Quixote1818 Jun 2017 OP

To think some people don't appreciate art... teamster633 Jun 2017 #1

After the election debacle polls mean nothing. Joe941 Jun 2017 #2

Rassie polls are jokes Gothmog Jun 2017 #3

teamster633

(2,029 posts)

1. To think some people don't appreciate art...

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Sat Jun 17, 2017, 03:48 AM

Jun 2017

Joe941

(2,848 posts)

2. After the election debacle polls mean nothing.

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Sat Jun 17, 2017, 04:42 AM

Jun 2017

So yes, tRump is cherry picking what he likes and polls don't even reflect reality. They are just tools used by some to say X and other to say Y. I pay no attention to polls these days.

Gothmog

(145,242 posts)

3. Rassie polls are jokes

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Sat Jun 17, 2017, 09:42 AM

Jun 2017

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