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***Sanders closing the gap in Florida***, trails 61% -32% * (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2020 OP
That would make him viable at least. RandySF Mar 2020 #1
It's hard not to be viable when there's only two candidates VMA131Marine Mar 2020 #4
In Mississippi he wasn't, his only two delegates (of 36) were district delegates. George II Mar 2020 #8
They're not even ranked on 538. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #2
Collosal landslide averted. oasis Mar 2020 #3
Watch Biden once again over perform while sanders under performs Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #5
Uh oh! Watch out for the Sanders Surge! :) nt Sloumeau Mar 2020 #6
Wow! blue-wave Mar 2020 #7
All told, Biden will take about 2/3 of the delegates on Tuesday. George II Mar 2020 #9
What a joke of a poll Aquaria Mar 2020 #10
 

RandySF

(57,636 posts)
1. That would make him viable at least.
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 04:22 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

VMA131Marine

(4,124 posts)
4. It's hard not to be viable when there's only two candidates
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 04:26 PM
Mar 2020

(I don’t count Tulsi Gabbard)

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

George II

(67,782 posts)
8. In Mississippi he wasn't, his only two delegates (of 36) were district delegates.
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 04:58 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

TwilightZone

(25,342 posts)
2. They're not even ranked on 538.
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 04:24 PM
Mar 2020

They did include it in their polling results, though. Interesting.

It's an opt-in text/online poll. Based on the other recent polls, looks like it's probably 5% off on each side.

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

oasis

(49,151 posts)
3. Collosal landslide averted.
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 04:25 PM
Mar 2020
We won't have to hide the children.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Thekaspervote

(32,606 posts)
5. Watch Biden once again over perform while sanders under performs
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 04:32 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)
6. Uh oh! Watch out for the Sanders Surge! :) nt
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 04:34 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

blue-wave

(4,317 posts)
7. Wow!
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 04:52 PM
Mar 2020

That's one heck of a Bernie surge!!


Joe's gonna knock it out of the park in Florida. If Bernie breaks 30% I'll be surprised.

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

George II

(67,782 posts)
9. All told, Biden will take about 2/3 of the delegates on Tuesday.
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 04:59 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Aquaria

(1,076 posts)
10. What a joke of a poll
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 05:57 PM
Mar 2020

An email/text poll is a terrible methodology. Reputable pollsters use a mix of cellphone/landline/online outreach to get as accurate of a read as possible, because they're more likely to reach more voters, and a more diverse spectrum of voters.

You can't build a poll around the assumption that everyone has a cellphone or internet access.

So I guarantee that this poll has under-sampled likely voters over age 65, and the A/A vote. You know, the voters most likely to favor Biden. Having to use RIM modeling, "third-party voter-file data" and other exit polls to "correct" your poll's self-admitted bias toward white, highly-educated voters only makes the poll more suspect, not less.

Yes, the poll admits that it's raw sample was biased toward white, highly-educated voters:

The weighting efficiency was primarily driven downward by the raw sample being tilted towards those with a higher education, and slightly tilted towards white voters. RIM models correct for this by appropriately weighting groups that are under or overrepresented in the sample. Population estimates for the demographics were obtained through a combination of third-party provided voter-file data and exit polls.


Mm hm. Well, if you don't name those "third-party" and exit poll sources, it's difficult to know if the bias was accounted for properly.

I downloaded their spreadsheets and will take a closer look at the full data for representative sample group percentages and the wording of their questions. They could have done a decent enough job, but that their results are so out of whack with what known reputable pollsters like UNF are finding doesn't give me confidence in this firm.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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