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posted ago by Oggeo ago by Oggeo +39 / -0

We know it's happening because it happened in 2016, but how? What are your thoughts on how they are manipulating the data?

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UndercoverSpez 2 points ago +2 / -0

Its easier to poll city centers (over sampling of dems and city Republicans) and then pollers "weigh" certian groups (depending on how much they think they will show up on election day) then on top of that polls weigh in what they think "turnout" will be.

Im underselling the difficulty, there's a lot more other factors, and polling is a real skill, but there's some 'art' to it also.

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KilroyJCNJ 2 points ago +3 / -1

It would not surprise me if some of those in-house DIY polls are just completely made up...

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LostInTheMix 2 points ago +2 / -0

Right? I mean would it really be that hard? They can just say they polled people. Does anyone even check them? Not like we can go around asking everyone if they were polled.

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Markco 1 point ago +1 / -0

It’s easy; poll Dems in the city and Reps in the burbs but ignore the rural areas.