2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumReuters tracking poll *with filters removed* Hillary: 38.4% Bernie: 21.5%
The filters that show Hillary in the mid-upper 50s only includes 23% of respondents. They included only likely primary voters and democrats, which was a total of only 228 responses.
With 100% of respondents (928), Bernie is within 17 points, which keeps it in line with other polls.
http://polling.reuters.com/#!response/TR131/type/smallest/dates/20150808-20151002/collapsed/false
With GOP and Indies filtered out, choosing only Democrats (589 respondents), Hillary gets 49.5% to Bernie's 25.6%.
http://polling.reuters.com/#!response/TR131/type/smallest/filters/PARTY_ID_:1/dates/20150808-20151002/collapsed/false
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)No surprise there. Hillary is hated by GOPers almost as much as Obama.
However, I think filtering out Republicans will give a more accurate depiction of the Democratic primary race because these are the folks who will be voting in the primaries.
Not sure I understand the point of your post.
DanTex
(20,709 posts)Hillary's lead grows even larger.
99Forever
(14,524 posts)I think what's being said is that figures lie and liars figure.
or in othe words...
There are lies, damn lies, and then statistics.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)I am now infinitely smarter after having read your brilliant post.
99Forever
(14,524 posts)But seeing how intellectual honesty doesn't seem to be your long suit, I doubt.
Lil Missy
(17,865 posts)relevant ones to include in any poll to measure Hillary vs. Sanders.
catnhatnh
(8,976 posts)...if you read any article about Sanders supporters you will learn that most are NOT what the polls are calling "likely Democratic primary voters". Rather they are a varied group of extremely motivated people many of whom have not voted recently or young people who have never voted. And polls will never pick up on this until Clinton catches her first drubbing...
moobu2
(4,822 posts)it's mostly collage kids.
catnhatnh
(8,976 posts)next, keep telling yourself that.
Godhumor
(6,437 posts)Democrats only.
Reuters is useless as a whole, but if we're going to quote numbers from them, we might as well keep it consistent with how the organization itself does.
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)and so I can continue to look ridiculous