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Don't relax yet. WTF is up with these polls? October 21, 2016 5:34 pm BuckGalaxy

Investor Business Daily has had Trump leading nationally in its tracking poll the last couple of days.  Same with the Rasmussen poll.  And then there’s the LATimes/USC tracking poll.

Friday, October 21
Race/Topic   (Click to Sort) Poll Results Spread
General Election: Trump vs. Clinton vs. Johnson vs. Stein IBD/TIPP Tracking Clinton 40, Trump 41, Johnson 8, Stein 4 Trump +1
General Election: Trump vs. Clinton IBD/TIPP Tracking Clinton 43, Trump 41 Clinton +2
General Election: Trump vs. Clinton vs. Johnson vs. Stein Rasmussen Reports Clinton 41, Trump 43, Johnson 5, Stein 3 Trump +2
General Election: Trump vs. Clinton LA Times/USC Tracking Clinton 44, Trump 45 Trump +1

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/

Now, I have watched Rasmussen for over a decade and during election years it tends to lean right and be an outlier favoring the GOP.  IBD I don’t know as much about but it  isn’t the gold standard in polling.  And the LATimes/USC poll has methodological differences that make it a permanent outlier.

 

But still, THREE FUCKING POLLS!?  WTFghazi is going on??

 

Just got my ballot in the mail as I live in Portland, OR.  I’ll begin filling it out within the hour.

  • My money's on Clinton, but its going to be close. by ER 2016-10-21 18:21:55
    • I really don't think so... by RL 2016-10-21 18:44:50
      • This is one case where I would be delighted to be proven wrong. by ER 2016-10-22 06:48:23
        • A way to get some perspective by RL 2016-10-22 09:38:01
          • I think its going to be a total blowout in favor of Hillary by SDG 2016-10-22 16:45:11

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