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ksoze

(2,068 posts)
Sat Nov 3, 2012, 08:42 PM Nov 2012

Some poll cherry picking going on in freepersville

They are crowing over a NH poll showing a tie (RCP O+5.0) and also a MN poll showing Romney up by 1 (RCP O+1.5). They have their champagne on ice and jesus it is going to be a real shock Tuesday night when they realize that one poll does not a President elect. I know we cherry pick a bit here, but this is unreal over there.

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Some poll cherry picking going on in freepersville (Original Post) ksoze Nov 2012 OP
What Minnesota poll has Romney up? Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #1
Internal gop poll. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #2
and barely ... zbdent Nov 2012 #8
Ah yes...I see it. It's a poll sponsored by the American Future Fund! haha Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #3
GOP firm NMB Research ksoze Nov 2012 #4
Yeah they are total opposite to Dem handwringers Maximumnegro Nov 2012 #5
Yes I think they should change the name of the site BlueState Nov 2012 #6
If Obama is on wrong track julian09 Nov 2012 #12
LOL Nate has MN at 99% for Obama budkin Nov 2012 #7
Snicker DarthDem Nov 2012 #9
Those people are so weird Faith9326 Nov 2012 #10
Well we were citing the same NH Poll 2 weeks ago when it was Obama +8 MadBadger Nov 2012 #11

Maximumnegro

(1,134 posts)
5. Yeah they are total opposite to Dem handwringers
Sat Nov 3, 2012, 08:50 PM
Nov 2012

Dems see ONE bad poll and faint calling for their mommies and crying why why why and asking for breakdown and methodology and and and I'M WORRIED.

Repugs see one GOOD poll and consider the election theirs and the beginning of a LANDSLIDE.

Bizarre does not begin to describe the perspective of the base in either party.

BlueState

(642 posts)
6. Yes I think they should change the name of the site
Sat Nov 3, 2012, 08:51 PM
Nov 2012

to outlier.com or graspingatstraws.com

It is kind of hilarious. I will get added joy knowing that these neanderthals will be crushed along with that empty suit that they allowed to be nominated despite their best efforts to stop him.

The other trend over there is amatuer analysis of the internals. They are obsessed with looking at the secondary questions and wondering how Obama could possibly ahead if his approval is below 50% or the right track wrong track numbers are off. But they are too stupid to realize that if you want to know who people are voting for the question "Who are you going to vote for?" which all the polls ask is a far better predictor!

Some of those morons still thing Romey is building a landslide.

 

julian09

(1,435 posts)
12. If Obama is on wrong track
Sat Nov 3, 2012, 10:31 PM
Nov 2012

with 5.5 million jobs created, housing values rising, stock market doubled, health care etc. Rmoney is off the tracks.

DarthDem

(5,255 posts)
9. Snicker
Sat Nov 3, 2012, 09:26 PM
Nov 2012

Minnesota . . . right. Like that state would suddenly cast off its liberal and Democratic leanings in presidential elections (and, more recently, in Senate elections too) and, with no ads and no visits, show a Mittbottens lead. Must be all those Romulan/Klobuchar ticket-splitters.

Sooooo stupid.
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