Jimmy Carter mostly leading in 1980 polls.

ChkitOut · Sep 13, 2012

we all know how amazingly stupid polls are (mostly due to sampling error) but passed off as scientific.

Spike Trader · Sep 13, 2012

We are living in very different times.

AK Forty Seven · Sep 13, 2012

Quote from ChkitOut:

we all know how amazingly stupid polls are (mostly due to sampling error) but passed off as scientific.

Now why dont you post all the times the polls had it right ,especially with modern polling

The polls had Obama ahead of McCain,Bush ahead of Kerry,Clinton ahead of Dole , Clinton ahead of Bush and Bush ahead of Dukakis

ChkitOut · Sep 13, 2012

An example of how super accurate polling is..

1980 electoral map. red = reagan.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AK Forty Seven · Sep 13, 2012

Quote from Spike Trader:

We are living in very different times.

Of course,which is why he had to go back to polls 32 years ago

pspr · Sep 13, 2012

I think polls have had a democrap bias for many, many years. The press and most polsters didn't just wake up in 2008 and decide they were liberals. They have been liberals for decades. They just felt compelled to disquise it better in earlier years.

Scataphagos · Sep 13, 2012

Quote from pspr:

I think polls have had a democrap bias for many, many years. The press and most polsters didn't just wake up in 2008 and decide they were liberals. They have been liberals for decades. They just felt compelled to disquise it better in earlier years.

Kind of like saying, "We admit to being Socialists/Communists and you can't do JACK about it... We've already got 50+% of the electorate sucking the government tit, and those people will assure that we're going to remain in power, regardless".

:mad:

AK Forty Seven · Sep 13, 2012

Quote from pspr:

I think polls have had a democrap bias for many, many years. The press and most polsters didn't just wake up in 2008 and decide they were liberals. They have been liberals for decades. They just felt compelled to disquise it better in earlier years.

The polls had Bush ahead of Kerry and Bush ahead of Dukakis

L-Kabong · Sep 13, 2012

Quote from ChkitOut:

we all know how amazingly stupid polls are (mostly due to sampling error) but passed off as scientific.

Be careful what you wish for. Sampling error could certainly have Romney behind instead of ahead where he might truly be at this time. Sampling error could also have Obama ahead by a nose instead of a larger margin, where he might truly be at this time.