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still_one

(92,217 posts)
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 10:40 PM Feb 2016

There is a Nevada poll out from the Washington Free beacon which

has Hillary and Sanders tied in Nevada. Whether the poll is accurate or not remains to be seen, but I wouldn't relay on anything coming from that right wing rag.

The Free Beacon's founder is a Republican who worked as an aide to Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) presidential campaign and for the conservative Weekly Standard.

In the next few days we should have a better picture of the Nevada landscape, but not from garbage like the Washington Free beacon

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There is a Nevada poll out from the Washington Free beacon which (Original Post) still_one Feb 2016 OP
It's a push poll. Rachel's trashing it right now Rose Siding Feb 2016 #1
Good to hear Rachel is on it. Lucinda Feb 2016 #4
I am glad to hear that still_one Feb 2016 #10
It's no where near a accurate....it's a MAJOR PUSH POLL BooScout Feb 2016 #2
Did you see the negative framing of Hillary in the questions? Even the Bernie questions had Metric System Feb 2016 #6
Oh yea....I read them all. BooScout Feb 2016 #7
I read it earlier. Lucinda Feb 2016 #3
Rachel Maddow just reported on it.. dubyadiprecession Feb 2016 #5
After her phenomenal debate last night, they're panicking. They really don't want to run BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #16
Free Beacon "About Us" - not exactly a bastion of progressive, objective "news"! George II Feb 2016 #8
Thanks George still_one Feb 2016 #11
And, Continetti is Bill Kristol's son-in-law! nt Princess Turandot Feb 2016 #32
Why do republicans love Bernie? workinclasszero Feb 2016 #9
Yes and Bernie will lose 49 states leftofcool Feb 2016 #14
"Guaranteed win for Trump," my ass... jmowreader Feb 2016 #22
It'll still get posted in GD-P Gman Feb 2016 #12
Free Bacon????? GusBob Feb 2016 #13
Hah! BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #17
Probably turkey bacon 72DejaVu Feb 2016 #29
Here you go: Nate Silver says 50/50 in Nevada. Enjoy! PonyUp Feb 2016 #15
Think you're cute, don't you? 72DejaVu Feb 2016 #18
But I keep hearing from Clinton supporters that Nate Silver is accurate. n/t PonyUp Feb 2016 #19
Averaging one poll... 72DejaVu Feb 2016 #23
I will try to make this SIMPLE. The Hillary Clinton group is for HILLARY SUPPORTERS. Which part of still_one Feb 2016 #26
If he is right, we will end up with President Trump! Don't Enjoy at all! dubyadiprecession Feb 2016 #20
Sorry, but I don't think so. PonyUp Feb 2016 #21
You knew where you were all along. 72DejaVu Feb 2016 #24
Don't let the door hit you on the way out still_one Feb 2016 #27
So you've talked to several repugs.. big deal. Thankfully we won't have to find out how BS Cha Feb 2016 #31
Ah, someone who has only been on this site since Feb. 3 2016. Loki Feb 2016 #34
It's the only poll in the sample 72DejaVu Feb 2016 #25
I know. still_one Feb 2016 #28
Exactly! peggysue2 Feb 2016 #41
ONLY because he includes the right wing poll under discussion. All others show large Clinton leads George II Feb 2016 #36
Bernie supporters should ask themselves why the GOP are going all out in attack mode on Clinton BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #37
The obvious answer is that they want Sanders to win, he'll be much easier to beat in November. George II Feb 2016 #38
As obvious as that answer is to us, it's completely shrouded in mystery to them. It makes one BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #40
Free Beacon a puke source. Historic NY Feb 2016 #30
Rachel Maddow discussed this poll tonight Gothmog Feb 2016 #33
Maddow suggested Republicans are trying to influence the election! pandr32 Feb 2016 #35
Yup still_one Feb 2016 #39

BooScout

(10,406 posts)
2. It's no where near a accurate....it's a MAJOR PUSH POLL
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 10:44 PM
Feb 2016

As far as I am concerned it has no validity. More accurate figures show Clinton @ 20 percentage points ahead.

Metric System

(6,048 posts)
6. Did you see the negative framing of Hillary in the questions? Even the Bernie questions had
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 10:47 PM
Feb 2016

a right wing framing.

BooScout

(10,406 posts)
7. Oh yea....I read them all.
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 10:50 PM
Feb 2016

That's why it gets a big fat ZERO in the credibility department as far as I am concerned.

dubyadiprecession

(5,714 posts)
5. Rachel Maddow just reported on it..
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 10:46 PM
Feb 2016

They didn't conduct any Republican polling just Democratic (supposedly) and guess who is gaining ground on hillary. Bernie ties her with 45%. They also sell anti Hilary merchandise.

They sure would like to influence this race so their candidate can run against Bernie.

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
16. After her phenomenal debate last night, they're panicking. They really don't want to run
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 11:25 PM
Feb 2016

any of their candidates against Hillary Clinton.

George II

(67,782 posts)
8. Free Beacon "About Us" - not exactly a bastion of progressive, objective "news"!
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 10:51 PM
Feb 2016

About Us

“How stands the city on this winter night? More prosperous, more secure, and happier than it was eight years ago. But more than that: After 200 years, two centuries, she still stands strong and true on the granite ridge, and her glow has held steady no matter what storm. And she’s still a beacon, still a magnet for all who must have freedom, for all the pilgrims from all the lost places who are hurtling through the darkness, toward home.”

—Ronald Reagan, Farewell Address, January 11, 1989

The Washington Free Beacon is a privately owned, for-profit online newspaper that began publication on February 7, 2012. Dedicated to uncovering the stories that the powers that be hope will never see the light of day, the Free Beacon produces in-depth investigative reporting on a wide range of issues, including public policy, government affairs, international security, and media. Whether it’s exposing cronyism, finding out just who is shaping our domestic and foreign policy and why, or highlighting the threats to American security and peace in a dangerous world, the Free Beacon is committed to serving the public interest by reporting news and information that is not being fully covered by other news organizations.

The Beacon’s chairman is Michael Goldfarb. Its editor in chief is Matthew Continetti. Sonny Bunch is the executive editor. Bill Gertz is senior editor.

jmowreader

(50,559 posts)
22. "Guaranteed win for Trump," my ass...
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 11:33 PM
Feb 2016

He's a guaranteed win for any Republican in the race, including the ones who have already suspended their campaigns.

72DejaVu

(1,545 posts)
18. Think you're cute, don't you?
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 11:29 PM
Feb 2016

Did you give any thought as to why a far right outfit would put out a skewed poll designed to make Bernie look good?

72DejaVu

(1,545 posts)
23. Averaging one poll...
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 11:34 PM
Feb 2016

gives you the results of that poll.

Even the Bern Borg ought to be able to understand that.

still_one

(92,217 posts)
26. I will try to make this SIMPLE. The Hillary Clinton group is for HILLARY SUPPORTERS. Which part of
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 11:38 PM
Feb 2016

that sentence don't you understand?

 

PonyUp

(1,680 posts)
21. Sorry, but I don't think so.
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 11:33 PM
Feb 2016

It may be anecdotal, but I have talked to several repugs that say they will vote for Bernie over Trump. I see I'm in the Hillary group, so I'll leave.

Cha

(297,290 posts)
31. So you've talked to several repugs.. big deal. Thankfully we won't have to find out how BS
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 12:16 AM
Feb 2016

does in the GE.

Loki

(3,825 posts)
34. Ah, someone who has only been on this site since Feb. 3 2016.
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 08:56 AM
Feb 2016

Giving advice. That's nice of you.

72DejaVu

(1,545 posts)
25. It's the only poll in the sample
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 11:36 PM
Feb 2016

and it's a right wing push poll, designed to help Bernie do damage to Hillary.



peggysue2

(10,830 posts)
41. Exactly!
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 02:00 PM
Feb 2016

Because free milkshakes for life and pony rides do not a revolution make. It hardly takes an imaginary leap to know that Sanders would be eviscerated by the GOP. The GOP is praying to their shriveled gods as I speak that Fortune will shine upon the Republican Party and offer up the current cult figure of Bernie Sanders and his Magic Light Show.

I have it on good authority that the Washington Free Beacon is a rag of considerable notoriety. And yes, anything to deflect from the brilliant debate performance Hillary Clinton recently delivered.

The way is forward, not down in the cesspool. For myself, I'm keeping my attention on Hillary Clinton's words:

"I am not a one issue candidate and this is not a one issue country."

Despite what others would have us believe.

Btw, we should remind the Saint Bernard Brigade that true revolutions are bloody nightmares, not changelings of sweetness and light.

George II

(67,782 posts)
36. ONLY because he includes the right wing poll under discussion. All others show large Clinton leads
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 01:11 PM
Feb 2016

FEB. 8-10 TargetPoint 1,236 LV 0.42 Tie 45% 45%
DEC. 23-27 Gravis Marketing 326 LV 0.00 Clinton +23 50% 27%
NOV. 10-16 Morning Consult 237 RV 0.00 Clinton +29 59% 30%
OCT. 3-10 Opinion Research Corporation 253 LV 0.00 Clinton +16 50% 34%

Did you see some of the questions in the TargetPoint "poll"? One asked respondents about the prospect of the "FBI indicting Clinton" - when did the FBI get power to indicted anyone? That "I" in their acronym stands for "Investigation", not "Idictment".

Its a phony poll conducted by a right wing organization designed to skew the aggregate results.

It was released only yesterday, I'm sure once Nate Silver looks at it he will drop it from his calculations.

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
37. Bernie supporters should ask themselves why the GOP are going all out in attack mode on Clinton
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 01:19 PM
Feb 2016

but completely - and I mean, completely - ignore Sanders. It's the proverbial writing on the wall that they're missing, and that's alarming to me.

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
40. As obvious as that answer is to us, it's completely shrouded in mystery to them. It makes one
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 01:29 PM
Feb 2016

wonder if all they care about is "Anyone But Clinton" rather than supporting Bernie for "the issues". I'm becoming convinced it's all about ABC, and they don't care if they take down the Democratic Party and everything President Obama has worked so hard for and gotten gray over in their quest to keep that woman out of the White House. Because, you know, even getting a Republican in the White House is infinitely better than getting a true Democrat in there.

Gothmog

(145,303 posts)
33. Rachel Maddow discussed this poll tonight
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 01:50 AM
Feb 2016

There are some real issues with the group who paid for the poll and the polling company

pandr32

(11,588 posts)
35. Maddow suggested Republicans are trying to influence the election!
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 12:36 PM
Feb 2016

Surprise! Not...they are always trying to influence, steal, cheat, etc.

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