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Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)
Tue Sep 20, 2016, 11:24 AM Sep 2016

What is up with Ipsos?

Generally considered a reliable pollster has Trump up in New Mexico by 5. I grew up in that area and there is No Way I believe it. The polls just seem all out of whack and I don't believe Hillary having pneumonia would cause a ten point swing in a state with a large Hispanic population

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Wounded Bear

(58,713 posts)
1. Breathe....
Tue Sep 20, 2016, 11:29 AM
Sep 2016

individual polls are quite volatile this time of year. Breathe, relax, and carry on with your life. Try to maintain focus on the big picture.

Things will be fine.

Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)
7. Hey I am okay. My grandfather immigrated
Tue Sep 20, 2016, 01:05 PM
Sep 2016

From Italy, which means I have dual citizenship. It's the rest of you guys I am worried about 😂

still_one

(92,409 posts)
6. That was my exact thinking. There was also a story out yesterday, don't know if it was confirmed,
Tue Sep 20, 2016, 12:24 PM
Sep 2016

but that Gary Johnson's VP choice was thinking about dropping out and endorsing Hillary

 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
3. Ipsos had a problem during the primary involving sensational headlines with no data to back them up.
Tue Sep 20, 2016, 11:46 AM
Sep 2016

I haven't considered them "reputable" since the first time I went digging for their sample information and couldn't find a trace of it.

marybourg

(12,634 posts)
5. According to Electoralvote.com
Tue Sep 20, 2016, 12:11 PM
Sep 2016

if I understood it correctly, Ipsos is using an algorithm which doesn't work well in states with large Hispanic populations, eg., NM and (less so) CO

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