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They're more accurate. How can people be this dumb?
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Why do Trump Supporters think online polls are more accurate?

These polls, especially "Twitter Polls" can occasionally be double/triple/etc voted by any person, can be completed by anyone, in any country and do not take into consideration political affiliation or any sort of sensible polling information.

One of these polls could simply be won by one side having more members online at once and do not provide any substantial and informative information apart from "Who's online right now".

But these are apparently more accurate than national polls?

They're more accurate.

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How can people be this dumb?

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Confirmation bias. "I like this guy, and this thing says he will win". That's all. Plus, I think you may be blowing the people who think internet polls work out of proportion.

Side: They're more accurate.
cownbueno(407) Disputed
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I know it's by no means the majority, but you can see a large population on social medias such as Twitter and Facebook constantly sharing and retweeting complete nonsense polls while having no understanding of data collection and polling.

Side: How can people be this dumb?
Cartman(18192) Disputed
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Your debate sounds like it is the majority, so overblown. Plus, retweeting doesn't mean you think it is more important, it just means you think it is important. Do, overblown there too.

Side: They're more accurate.
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Generally there are no perfect polls. Twitter just happens to be an avenue for quick and easy polling. Oh, and while people can create many accounts, most are not driven to log in multiple times just to vote more than once. The other fallacy is that the only people who multi-vote are those from one side not both sides of any argument. Therefore one could guess that those "extra" votes cancel each other out. So my theory is that an online poll properly represents the "Online Constituents" and their collective but unique demographics.

Side: They're more accurate.

I would answer in this way. How can people be this dumb to vote for a proven criminal in Hillary?

The polls show Hillary leading, which means the majority of voters are truly idiots who would watch our great nation be destroyed for sake of free subsidies!

Democrats have succeded in making America a welfare state, with a voting block of charity cases and progressives.

Side: How can people be this dumb?
Cartman(18192) Disputed
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I would answer in this way.

What a shock, you won't answer. Deception.

How can people be this dumb to vote for a proven criminal in Hillary?

Just pick any reason that has been given to you.

The polls show Hillary leading, which means the majority of voters are truly idiots who would watch our great nation be destroyed for sake of free subsidies!

But it works in Europe.

Progressives is not an insult. Saying the Democrats are turning people into progressives is like saying Republicans are turning people into conservatives.

Side: They're more accurate.
AlofRI(3294) Disputed
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FromWithin, could you at least include ONE factual statement in ONE of your "online" contributions(?)? Hillary is only a "proven criminal" in conservative minds ... or the ones who have fallen prey to the smear tactics of the right. Can you show me her legitimate "criminal record"??

Anyone who is saying "everyone else (at least the vast majority) is crazy", should talk to a psychiatrist!

While Democrats "ran" the country, it has been the most productive and "richest", with the lowest unemployment on record! The Republicans put us into the two most devastating periods in our history!

The only true statement in your rant is "Democrats have succeeded in making America" You forgot the PERIOD!

Side: They're more accurate.
FromWithin(8241) Disputed
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Pure hogwash as always. This is why I have you on my autoban.

Our economy has had the slowest recovery from a recession for many decades. Socialism kills economies. There has been no wage gains and a hidiously slow GDP growth.

You can thank Obama and democrats for our dead economy. Hillary will be more of same. Our nation is dead if she gets elected. The liar and chief told us all how the 8 trillion nation al debt was traitorus when he first ran for president. It tht were tritorous, I wonder what he is? WHAT A TOTAL PHONEY FOOL!

Side: How can people be this dumb?

Because math is America's worst subject. It's like the BernieBros who were convinced, and some are still convinced, that Bernie was winning the whole time.

Side: How can people be this dumb?
Cartman(18192) Disputed
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Attacking the "BernieBros" makes you look like a fucking idiot every time. Bernie supporters didn't think they were winning. They thought the race was closer than the media reported.

Side: They're more accurate.
nobodyknows(745) Disputed
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Ah! You are here just in time to be my anecdotal evidence that some Bernie supporters reject math. Hillary maintained at least a 200 pledged delegate lead over Bernie after Super Tuesday. How was that close? She won a bigger share of the primary popular vote than Bill Clinton or Obama. If he was a normal candidate he would have dropped out in March. Though I will admit he pushed Hillary further to the left by holding out. I don't think he thought he could win after March 1, he just thought he would stay in to gather more bargaining power for the platform. Since this was the first election for most BernieBros they had no idea it was hopeless. The media wasn't biased, it just knew from experience that he didn't have a chance.

Side: How can people be this dumb?
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I think people simply want to believe that what they are voting for and what they are siding with, is the winning side. It's when they try to use skewed polls as absolute proof that there is an issue.

Side: How can people be this dumb?
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They don't. The only ones they think are accurate are the ones that agree with THEIR thoughts. The "Inquirer" (Edited by one of Trumps friends), is MORE accurate than the "main stream media", for example. What Trump "hears people say" is more accurate than "scientific polls". Go figure, ....I can't!

Side: How can people be this dumb?