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  • Originally posted by robrecht View Post
    The national presidential polls were actually more accurate in 2016 than they were in 2012.
    But they were still off by a good enough margin to pick the wrong winner.
    That's what
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    • Originally posted by JimLamebrain View Post
      Why, would it matter to you? Actually I was wrong, it is possible to actually win with only 27% of the popular vote in one scenario, and only 23% in another.
      http://www.npr.org/2016/11/02/500112...nt-of-the-vote
      That's what I thought, it's possible in theory but impossible in any practical sense. Hardly the "distinct possibility" you claimed it was.
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      • Originally posted by Bill the Cat View Post
        But they were still off by a good enough margin to pick the wrong winner.
        Of course. I was just pointing out that the degree of inaccuracy in polling need not be understood as a more recent phenomenon.
        βλέπομεν γὰρ ἄρτι δι᾿ ἐσόπτρου ἐν αἰνίγματι, τότε δὲ πρόσωπον πρὸς πρόσωπον·
        ἄρτι γινώσκω ἐκ μέρους, τότε δὲ ἐπιγνώσομαι καθὼς καὶ ἐπεγνώσθην.

        אָכֵ֕ן אַתָּ֖ה אֵ֣ל מִסְתַּתֵּ֑ר אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃

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        • Originally posted by Bill the Cat View Post
          In polls? We've seen those polls be routinely proven false for about 3 years now. All of the polling people are re-evaluating their methodologies for a reason.
          At least they're claiming to be reevaluating their methodologies. A lot of the polls were intentionally skewed in Hillary's favor in a deliberate effort to discourage Trump supporters.
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          But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
          Than a fool in the eyes of God


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          • Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
            At least they're claiming to be reevaluating their methodologies. A lot of the polls were intentionally skewed in Hillary's favor in a deliberate effort to discourage Trump supporters.
            Stupid if you ask me because it probably encouraged Hillary supporters to not bother to go out and vote because they thought they would win easily.
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            • Here we go.

              MSNBC showing how badly their prediction was.

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              • Originally posted by Darth Ovious View Post
                Stupid if you ask me because it probably encouraged Hillary supporters to not bother to go out and vote because they thought they would win easily.
                Only if it looks like a landslide otherwise a lot of folks want to be on the winning side.

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