2016 Postmortem

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts) Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:30 PM Oct 2012

There's been so much negitive shit on DU about the election did anyone post this Florida poll

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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/polls/262759-obama-opens-three-point-lead-in-florida

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There's been so much negitive shit on DU about the election did anyone post this Florida poll (Original Post) bigdarryl Oct 2012 OP

Thank you bigdarryl.... livetohike Oct 2012 #1

Obama opens 3-point lead in Florida Enrique Oct 2012 #2

Yeesh: a Newsmax/Zogby poll? frazzled Oct 2012 #3

I think that's overanalyzing it TroyD Oct 2012 #8

Probably, but the right-wing Newsmax makes me skeptical at best frazzled Oct 2012 #12

This Florida senior thanks you. russspeakeasy Oct 2012 #4

Zogby sucks that's why. Maximumnegro Oct 2012 #5

Gallup were almost as bad in '08 (and before / since) Mutiny In Heaven Oct 2012 #10

I think WI DEM or someone else posted it earlier today TroyD Oct 2012 #6

That was yesterday's poll TexasCPA Oct 2012 #7

Why would they do 2 surveys of Florida so closely together? TroyD Oct 2012 #9

Thanks for posting that! LeftofObama Oct 2012 #11

livetohike

(22,145 posts)

1. Thank you bigdarryl....

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:31 PM

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Enrique

(27,461 posts)

2. Obama opens 3-point lead in Florida

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:32 PM

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frazzled

(18,402 posts)

3. Yeesh: a Newsmax/Zogby poll?

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:32 PM

Oct 2012

Now I'm really confused. Are you sure this isn't intended to suppress the vote by claiming Obama is ahead, so don't bother to vote?

I'm completely confused by all these wildly varying polls that keep flying out. I don't remember it ever being this volatile and unexplainable. Really. Ever.

TroyD

(4,551 posts)

8. I think that's overanalyzing it

Reply to frazzled (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:39 PM

Oct 2012

Remember, most ordinary voters don't follow all the polls closely the way political junkies like we do. So I don't think it will have much effect on voters one way or the other.

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

12. Probably, but the right-wing Newsmax makes me skeptical at best

Reply to TroyD (Reply #8)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 06:32 PM

Oct 2012

I still can't get over Newsmax as the sponsor of this poll.

russspeakeasy

(6,539 posts)

4. This Florida senior thanks you.

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:33 PM

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Maximumnegro

(1,134 posts)

5. Zogby sucks that's why.

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:34 PM

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But hey if it gets people pumped I'm all for it!

And if anyone so much as thinks about alerting this post look at my post history goddamit.

Mutiny In Heaven

(550 posts)

10. Gallup were almost as bad in '08 (and before / since)

Reply to Maximumnegro (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:46 PM

Oct 2012

Yet people seem to take them pretty seriously.

TroyD

(4,551 posts)

6. I think WI DEM or someone else posted it earlier today

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:35 PM

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TexasCPA

(527 posts)

7. That was yesterday's poll

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:39 PM

Oct 2012

Today it is Obama +4.

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/zogby-poll-florida-president/2012/10/18/id/460512

TroyD

(4,551 posts)

9. Why would they do 2 surveys of Florida so closely together?

Reply to TexasCPA (Reply #7)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 05:44 PM

Oct 2012

What's also odd is that although Obama apparently went up from 3 to 4 points, in the link you posted the headline looks negative: "Obama Losing Women, Union Voters in Florida"

LeftofObama

(4,243 posts)

11. Thanks for posting that!

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 06:11 PM

Oct 2012

I'm really starting to get tired of all the negativity.

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