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[+] quo@feddit.uk -15 points 2 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 28 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah, among polls of weird freaks who actually answer polls. Plus, do you even know how these are conducted? People under 60 don't answer calls from unknown numbers, nor do they have the landline phones that pollers call. Traditional media paradigms are dead and polls are now meaningless, it's time to adapt or die now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) You sure enough to stake the future of democracy in the US on that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) What does the validity of polls have to do with staking the future of democracy? If you can't speak without histrionics, close your mouth. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ok. Let's make up excuses to ignore polls. It's better than having to try to appeal to (ugh) voters. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Brain rot permalink fedilink source parent [+] quo@feddit.uk -8 points 2 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] CleoTheWizard@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I mean, you’re defending polling that hasn’t been great for the least few elections and has meant almost nothing except for Trump winning the republican primary (obviously). I saw several polls saying that issue 1 in Ohio would barely pass. Definitely didn’t have polls predicting big dem wins this November either. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Railing5132@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) While I completely agree that people need to get active now and beat down the apathy, focusing on flawed data and developing a defeatist attitude probably isn't good for the soul. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] quo@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago beat down the apathy The beatings will continue until morale improves. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dumpsterlid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago People should be looking at this and getting involved to make sure younger people vote. Or maybe politicians should actually do shit for younger people to make them want to vote for them instead of spitting in their face and assuming they will get their vote because the other guy is worse. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago* Nationally, democrats have been beating polls at the ballot box by 9+ points since Roe v. Wade was overturned. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Railing5132@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago *according to a couple of breathlessly recited outlier polls. A year is a lifetime in politics, and again, those few polls were statistical outliers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 28 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah, among polls of weird freaks who actually answer polls. Plus, do you even know how these are conducted? People under 60 don't answer calls from unknown numbers, nor do they have the landline phones that pollers call. Traditional media paradigms are dead and polls are now meaningless, it's time to adapt or die now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) You sure enough to stake the future of democracy in the US on that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) What does the validity of polls have to do with staking the future of democracy? If you can't speak without histrionics, close your mouth. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ok. Let's make up excuses to ignore polls. It's better than having to try to appeal to (ugh) voters. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Brain rot permalink fedilink source parent [+] quo@feddit.uk -8 points 2 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] CleoTheWizard@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I mean, you’re defending polling that hasn’t been great for the least few elections and has meant almost nothing except for Trump winning the republican primary (obviously). I saw several polls saying that issue 1 in Ohio would barely pass. Definitely didn’t have polls predicting big dem wins this November either. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Railing5132@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) While I completely agree that people need to get active now and beat down the apathy, focusing on flawed data and developing a defeatist attitude probably isn't good for the soul. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] quo@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago beat down the apathy The beatings will continue until morale improves. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dumpsterlid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago People should be looking at this and getting involved to make sure younger people vote. Or maybe politicians should actually do shit for younger people to make them want to vote for them instead of spitting in their face and assuming they will get their vote because the other guy is worse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) You sure enough to stake the future of democracy in the US on that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) What does the validity of polls have to do with staking the future of democracy? If you can't speak without histrionics, close your mouth. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ok. Let's make up excuses to ignore polls. It's better than having to try to appeal to (ugh) voters. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Brain rot permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) What does the validity of polls have to do with staking the future of democracy? If you can't speak without histrionics, close your mouth. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ok. Let's make up excuses to ignore polls. It's better than having to try to appeal to (ugh) voters. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Brain rot permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ok. Let's make up excuses to ignore polls. It's better than having to try to appeal to (ugh) voters. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Brain rot permalink fedilink source parent
[+] quo@feddit.uk -8 points 2 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] CleoTheWizard@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I mean, you’re defending polling that hasn’t been great for the least few elections and has meant almost nothing except for Trump winning the republican primary (obviously). I saw several polls saying that issue 1 in Ohio would barely pass. Definitely didn’t have polls predicting big dem wins this November either. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Railing5132@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) While I completely agree that people need to get active now and beat down the apathy, focusing on flawed data and developing a defeatist attitude probably isn't good for the soul. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] quo@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago beat down the apathy The beatings will continue until morale improves. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dumpsterlid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago People should be looking at this and getting involved to make sure younger people vote. Or maybe politicians should actually do shit for younger people to make them want to vote for them instead of spitting in their face and assuming they will get their vote because the other guy is worse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CleoTheWizard@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I mean, you’re defending polling that hasn’t been great for the least few elections and has meant almost nothing except for Trump winning the republican primary (obviously). I saw several polls saying that issue 1 in Ohio would barely pass. Definitely didn’t have polls predicting big dem wins this November either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Railing5132@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) While I completely agree that people need to get active now and beat down the apathy, focusing on flawed data and developing a defeatist attitude probably isn't good for the soul. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] quo@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago beat down the apathy The beatings will continue until morale improves. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago beat down the apathy The beatings will continue until morale improves. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dumpsterlid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago People should be looking at this and getting involved to make sure younger people vote. Or maybe politicians should actually do shit for younger people to make them want to vote for them instead of spitting in their face and assuming they will get their vote because the other guy is worse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago* Nationally, democrats have been beating polls at the ballot box by 9+ points since Roe v. Wade was overturned. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Railing5132@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago *according to a couple of breathlessly recited outlier polls. A year is a lifetime in politics, and again, those few polls were statistical outliers. permalink fedilink source parent