Sen Collins did not win 1 poll. But she solidly won re-election.
All the toss-ups were supposed to go blue....big blue wave coming. That is did not happen. Sen was supposed to go Blue...House was supposed to gain blue seats....Did not happen.
You’d have to define exactly what you mean by “their jobs”. Pollsters are not appointed nor elected, they are self-initiated entities, and as such, write their own rules. Anyone who follows polls and anyone who makes decisions largely based on poll data deserves whichever outcome received. It’s buyer beware.
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Once again, if they’re one entity that gets hired by another entity, then it‘s between the pollsters the people doing the hiring to decide whether or not the services received were what was in the contract. Also, some polls are merely printed by or broadcast by news organizations without any prior contract or hiring involved. The type, amount and accuracy of a reported poll can be manipulated by the broadcaster as opposed to the pollster. For example, I have poll data indicating that both mayonnaise and Vegemite will be completely eradicated from existence worldwide by December 31, 2020.
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What was or what has been your opinion of poll results that showed Donald Trump in highly favorable light?
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Mainly on conservative and right-leaning broadcasts.
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Wow, that’s a really good question, mon amie. Very provocative and intriguing. Now that you mention it, I’m trying to figure out the best way to describe it, that’s not easy.
It tastes as if it’s stayed out in the sun too long and has rotted. Foul and putrid are the best words I can find.
I like most egg-based dishes, pickled eggs is not one of them, I only like vinegar in small quantities.
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I don’t believe the media shoves anything down anyone’s throat; they merely present their “product” to people, it’s up to the consumer, the end user, to decide whether or not to accept it. It takes a knowledgeable patron to ascertain what’s credible, what’s not credible, and what’s outrageously incredible. Not everyone has the intelligence to know when he or she is being lied to.
That being said, I do believe that the media would like very much for their tripe to be believed, which is akin to a desire to shove it down people’s throats.
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For the sake of accuracy, I did not state that I either liked or disliked your phrasing, I merely stated what I believe, as shown in the opening words of my comment, nor did I state that I am 100% in agreement with your perspective. The PORTION of your post which which I show partial concurrence is that the media might want it that way, but I further intimated that only the truly gullible, naïve, uninformed or ignorant person falls for it.
If you consider yourself a person who has either had the media shove its “information” down your throat or a person who has been able to see through media façades, that is something you can evaluate on your own.
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