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TexasCPA

(527 posts) Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:11 PM Oct 2012

Why is polling of Oregon so scant?

There hasn't been a poll done there since September. I would like to see where we stand.

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Why is polling of Oregon so scant? (Original Post) TexasCPA Oct 2012 OP

Probably because we are small and do not have much clout.... movonne Oct 2012 #1

Presumably Oregon is safe for Obama. So there's no point to taking a poll. /nt nsd Oct 2012 #2

We are pretty reliably blue here and Obama should win easily. Shrike47 Oct 2012 #3

Safe Obama, no senate race, someone would have to pay for one The Revolution Oct 2012 #4

movonne

(9,623 posts)

1. Probably because we are small and do not have much clout....

Reply to TexasCPA (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:21 PM

Oct 2012

nsd

(2,406 posts)

2. Presumably Oregon is safe for Obama. So there's no point to taking a poll. /nt

Reply to TexasCPA (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:29 PM

Oct 2012

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)

3. We are pretty reliably blue here and Obama should win easily.

Reply to TexasCPA (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:32 PM

Oct 2012

We all vote by mail. We will be voting starting in a few days. There doesn't seem to be a lot of corruption in vote counting, either. East of the Cascades votes red and west votes blue. Fortunately, a lot more people live west of the Cascades.

The Revolution

(766 posts)

4. Safe Obama, no senate race, someone would have to pay for one

Reply to TexasCPA (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:38 PM

Oct 2012

There's a few reasons, I think:
1. It's considered safe Obama
2. There's no senate races. Washington is even safer Obama, but has a senate race so it gets polled more. If you're already doing a poll for senate, you might as well ask about President.
3. Someone (like a news organization) would need to pay for a poll to be done. Given 1 & 2, they no one has much interest in doing so.

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