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Maeve

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3. "...the shift is well within the poll's margin of error."

Reply to Ellipsis (Original post)

Sun Nov 6, 2022, 12:33 PM

Nov 2022

This has been true of a vast number of the polls we've seen this year; the margin of error is seldom mentioned in any of the media's reports (until the very bottom, at least).

The only poll that matters will be tallied after it closes Tuesday. If you haven't done so yet--get out and vote!!

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Final NBC News poll before midterms. Generic Congressional Vote: Dems 48% - Repubs 47%. [View all] Ellipsis Nov 2022 OP

I'll take it Zambero Nov 2022 #1

I agree...I posted positve polls and explained some of the egregious bad polls could we lose? Demsrule86 Nov 2022 #6

If it was ten to one either way tavernier Nov 2022 #2

"...the shift is well within the poll's margin of error." Maeve Nov 2022 #3

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Things are looking a whole lot better then some months ago. Kaleva Nov 2022 #7

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Two more days... we'll see. WarGamer Nov 2022 #13

Evaluation from conservative Bill Kristol this morning: Hortensis Nov 2022 #14

I wonder if the media is reluctantly starting to shift away from "DEMS WILL BE CRUSHED!!!!!" Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #15