Any polls now for the election in November are meaningless

NewYorkerfromMass

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 03:46 PM
Original message

Any polls now for the election in November are meaningless

or close to it because they do not register opinions which have been biased and affected by an actual campaign. So I suggest we stop using them to show how "electable" one candidate is over another vs. Bush. They simply do not reflect actual voter sentiment on election day AFTER all the dirt and negative ads have come out in the campaign.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

beyurslf

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 03:51 PM
Response to Original message

1. Agreed.

And most of the Dem candidates are within the MOE on those polls anyway. Does it matter it Clark is 42% and Dean is 39% and Kerry is 40% if the MOE is 4%? They all tie.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Jerseycoa

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 03:51 PM
Response to Original message

2. No, they don't

But they reflect current trends, movement, response to national events. I like reading them. Agree, they don't say anything about election day.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

slinkerwink

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 03:51 PM
Response to Original message

3. ditto

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

boxster

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 03:53 PM
Response to Original message

4. I disagree somewhat.

While the polls certainly aren't indicative of what the outcome of 11/04 will be, I think it is important to take our candidates' relative strength against Bush into consideration. Obviously, the primary season is the only time where that is even possible.

The goal is to beat Bush. Nominating the person with the best chance to do so should be one of our goals.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

NewYorkerfromMass

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 04:09 PM
Response to Reply #4

5. "the person with the best chance"

Yeah I've tried that. Makes for an interesting discussion though. :)

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Jerseycoa

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 04:21 PM
Response to Reply #4

6. Good point (eom)

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

cosmicdot

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 05:00 PM
Response to Original message

7. were they meaningful before 'now'?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

NewYorkerfromMass

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Dec-10-03 05:03 PM
Response to Reply #7

8. Not really

it's a waste before the real campaign.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Sat May 04th 2024, 12:57 PM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.