1/11
@Angry_Staffer
From Nate Cohn’s new article on polling accuracy.
Basically, pollsters are terrified of being wrong again, so they’re flat-out ignoring “very blue” results.
“As a result, pollsters are more willing to take steps to produce more Republican-leaning results.”
2/11
@Mike_NAFO_Baker
Being wrong happens. But being scared to be wrong again will just end up making you wrong again anyway.
Such a failure.
3/11
@Angry_Staffer
They’re intentionally watering down the aggregate and making this race look deadlocked across the board. It’s crazy.
And it’s going to feed into Trump’s rigged election claims if Harris wins in a landslide
4/11
@JRubinBlogger
been saying this for months but the NYT is part of the problem so Im a little confused
5/11
@nickjamesthe1
When an entire generation doesn't answer unknown numbers, or bother responding to spam texts....sure, just make up numbers to make yourself feel better.
6/11
@emrey35
This and don't get me started on voter suppression that these polls are trying to do! Just ignore the noise and vote if you haven't yet!
7/11
@robinsonandrea
They need to go out of business.
8/11
@TheWarMonitor
I drew the same conclusion.
The Polls Might Be Wrong and Turnout Could Prove It - The War Monitor
9/11
@oufenix
Then can we stop treating them like they're oracles?
10/11
@MrWells2011
@AstorAaron @Craigipedia @billscher @umichvoter @lxeagle17
11/11
@GirlKW77
wtf.
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@Angry_Staffer
From Nate Cohn’s new article on polling accuracy.
Basically, pollsters are terrified of being wrong again, so they’re flat-out ignoring “very blue” results.
“As a result, pollsters are more willing to take steps to produce more Republican-leaning results.”
2/11
@Mike_NAFO_Baker
Being wrong happens. But being scared to be wrong again will just end up making you wrong again anyway.
Such a failure.
3/11
@Angry_Staffer
They’re intentionally watering down the aggregate and making this race look deadlocked across the board. It’s crazy.
And it’s going to feed into Trump’s rigged election claims if Harris wins in a landslide
4/11
@JRubinBlogger
been saying this for months but the NYT is part of the problem so Im a little confused
5/11
@nickjamesthe1
When an entire generation doesn't answer unknown numbers, or bother responding to spam texts....sure, just make up numbers to make yourself feel better.
6/11
@emrey35
This and don't get me started on voter suppression that these polls are trying to do! Just ignore the noise and vote if you haven't yet!
7/11
@robinsonandrea
They need to go out of business.
8/11
@TheWarMonitor
I drew the same conclusion.
The Polls Might Be Wrong and Turnout Could Prove It - The War Monitor
9/11
@oufenix
Then can we stop treating them like they're oracles?
10/11
@MrWells2011
@AstorAaron @Craigipedia @billscher @umichvoter @lxeagle17
11/11
@GirlKW77
wtf.
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