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Southern Blueneck

(75 posts)
Wed Jan 22, 2020, 05:31 PM Jan 2020

Polls are Gusts of Wind

Don't put faith in them. Just keep working toward the goal, no matter which candidate you prefer, always remembering the Democratic Party's Prime Directive in 2020: DUMP TRUMP

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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brooklynite

(94,508 posts)
1. Gusts of wind over time are a storm...
Wed Jan 22, 2020, 05:33 PM
Jan 2020

I don't draw conclusions from -a- poll. I draw conclusions from polling data trends over the past year.

https://projects.economist.com/democratic-primaries-2020/

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Thekaspervote

(32,757 posts)
5. Indeed.. I always look at the poll averages as well.. Really like the economist polling avg. 538 too
Wed Jan 22, 2020, 06:40 PM
Jan 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Autumn

(45,060 posts)
2. Some swear they are proof their chosen one is the only one who can win. I'm
Wed Jan 22, 2020, 05:43 PM
Jan 2020

not one to believe in them as gospel but I do know that some candidate have a lot more enthusiasm than others have. When polls match the enthusiasm I look a little closer. A candidate with no enthusiasm and high poll numbers I have no trust in those numbers.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Skya Rhen

(2,701 posts)
4. Strange that the most likeable candidate often tends to win. I put my trust in the poll numbers of a
Wed Jan 22, 2020, 05:54 PM
Jan 2020

candidate who is likeable.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

MarcA

(2,195 posts)
3. And dump midnight moscow mitch and the GOP Senate. n/t
Wed Jan 22, 2020, 05:52 PM
Jan 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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