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Justice Brandeis

(345 posts)
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 01:36 AM Oct 14

The Democrats need to do as Republicans and get some hack pollsters whose job it is to pump out fake feel good polls

Republicans have Insider Advantage, Trafalgar, Rasmussen and a few more. Their task to mass produce happy feel-good polls that make Republicans look more popular than they really are.

The Democrats should prop up some bought and paid for pollsters that do exactly the same thing for Team Blue.

Why should the Democrats do this too? Because like it or not, these fakey polls drive the media coverage and narrative of campaigns and governing. They have an impact upon social media sites and podcasts, and even fundraising. In politics, momentum matters.

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The Democrats need to do as Republicans and get some hack pollsters whose job it is to pump out fake feel good polls (Original Post) Justice Brandeis Oct 14 OP
I don't see the point. iemanja Oct 14 #1
AI poll shows majority of internet bots believe Trump has been replaced by a deep fake struggle4progress Oct 14 #2
I saw a poll headline yesterday that said the Va Gov race is a dead heat Norbert Oct 14 #3
But there have been polls which showed us winning and we end up losing JI7 Oct 14 #4
When they got rid of 538, the only polling aggregate site left is RCP Quiet Em Oct 14 #5

iemanja

(57,022 posts)
1. I don't see the point.
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 02:39 AM
Oct 14


Rasmussen doesn’t drive the media coverage. Do you actually see it as a focus on TV? Which polls measuring what so disturb you?

Norbert

(7,421 posts)
3. I saw a poll headline yesterday that said the Va Gov race is a dead heat
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 05:50 AM
Oct 14

I just rolled my eyes and moved on.

JI7

(92,863 posts)
4. But there have been polls which showed us winning and we end up losing
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 06:02 AM
Oct 14

Mostly we need to get over the obsession with polls .

Quiet Em

(2,394 posts)
5. When they got rid of 538, the only polling aggregate site left is RCP
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 09:31 AM
Oct 14

which leans heavily right.

The con artist thrives on appearance, so this is being done on purpose. He wants to control the polls that most see, and he wants to control the talking points and narrative in the media.

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