nat4900
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Yes, we have all seen the hypocrisy (from both sides, mind you) about the validity or whims of what polls show.....and we have witness of late, that ANY poll that shows Trump sliding into never-ever seen low approval ratings, is seen by right wingers as just another example of "fake news"
What is often stated by these right wingers is that polls are invalid because they predicted a Hillary win....and that didn't turn out to be correct.
However, what right wingers FAIL to see is this:
Most (not all) polls right up to that first week of last November, predicted that the "opinion" of those polled favored Clinton......and on THAT, they were accurate because Hillary Clinton DID indeed win the popular vote.
What most polls could not predict is the esoteric American rule of our electoral college that, because of our founding fathers' wish to appease smaller states, our federal elections are NOT based on the rule of the wish of the majority.
Bottom line: The polls were mostly 'correct" on respondents' opinions but NOT on the rules prescribed by our electoral college methodology.
What is often stated by these right wingers is that polls are invalid because they predicted a Hillary win....and that didn't turn out to be correct.
However, what right wingers FAIL to see is this:
Most (not all) polls right up to that first week of last November, predicted that the "opinion" of those polled favored Clinton......and on THAT, they were accurate because Hillary Clinton DID indeed win the popular vote.
What most polls could not predict is the esoteric American rule of our electoral college that, because of our founding fathers' wish to appease smaller states, our federal elections are NOT based on the rule of the wish of the majority.
Bottom line: The polls were mostly 'correct" on respondents' opinions but NOT on the rules prescribed by our electoral college methodology.