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Awsi Dooger

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10. Trump approval did rise among independents according to Gallup

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 08:08 PM

Oct 2020

41 in recent national poll October 15-27 as opposed to 35 in prior poll September 30-October 14

What the hell happened? Independents were always going to decide this thing

I noted the switch from 35 to 41 but assumed it was still low enough

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I don't believe the DMR/Selzer poll. Too much of a swing by independents in one month. [View all] highplainsdem Oct 2020 OP

I hope so exboyfil Oct 2020 #1

I agree. I will believe it when I see it and then probably figure there was playing going on. LizBeth Oct 2020 #2

Iowa rso Oct 2020 #3

They did not correctly predict the dem primary in 16 or this year Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #7

I don't buy it either Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2020 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #5

You're confusing independents and undecideds. PTWB Oct 2020 #6

Weird thing is they are the only poll in Iowa Jamesyu Oct 2020 #8

It's either the only truly accurate poll in any state or indeed nationwide in 2020 Eid Ma Clack Shaw Oct 2020 #9

Trump approval did rise among independents according to Gallup Awsi Dooger Oct 2020 #10

You have to average the polls out😊 Tribetime Oct 2020 #11

I'm checking Twitter and finding LOTS of people agreeing with me that this poll seems off. highplainsdem Oct 2020 #12

Have to agree. all the best pollsters, 538, the Economist, Cook Political agree Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #14

Isn't DMR supposed to be the gold standard for IA polls? Nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #13

Selzer is DMR's pollster and she is indeed the gold standard. PTWB Oct 2020 #15

We All Should Chill. IA is a Tier 3 State and Not Critical to Biden's Path to 270. Indykatie Oct 2020 #16