Trump narrows gap with
Biden, new poll shows
Fox News,
by
Paul Steinhauser
Original Article
Posted By: MissMolly,
8/17/2020 4:22:31 AM
A new national poll released on the eve of the two major political party conventions indicates Democratic challenger Joe Biden with a smaller lead over President Trump than most other live telephone operator surveys show. The ticket of Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris of California – whom the former vice president and presumptive Democratic nominee named as his running mate last week - tops the ticket of Trump and Vice President Mike Pence 50%-46% among registered voters in a CNN survey conducted August 12-15. The 4-point advantage for the Democratic ticket is right at the poll’s margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Locarno 8/17/2020 5:07:29 AM (No. 512458)
I see 4 problems with this poll. Number 1: Its CNN. That is the equivalent of asking Barney Fife to negotiate a hostage crisis. Number 2: They polled registered voters, indicating they couldn't get the results they wanted with the more accurate likely voters. Number 3: They decline to give a partisan breakdown (or any other breakdown) of the respondents other than being 'random adults'. Again, this is indicative of an inability to get the narrative they wanted using legitimate methods, hence the old fallback of 'random adults'. Number 4: Did I mention this is CNN?
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Locarno 8/17/2020 5:11:20 AM (No. 512460)
Apologies for the second posting, but if you scroll to the very bottom of a very long pdf file they posted, it does have the partisan breakdown. +4 Democrat. Imagine that?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
sagman 8/17/2020 6:24:15 AM (No. 512474)
Joe Biden Finally Faces the Press
BIDEN: Good afternoon. I’ll make a brief statement and then take a coupla questions, unless some dog-faced reporter pisses me off.
Under President Trump, America is a nation in steep decline, a nation hurtling toward the depths. With my misplaced sense of humor, endearing ineptitude, and characteristic superciliousness, I am well-equipped to lead us into irrelevance.
Awright, now look around. You see any teleprompters? [tilts head, slaps ears] Nobody whisperin’ in my ear, either. I am out here cold hickey, so take your best shot.
Coupla ground rules:
One, I call on you, you stand up and ask a one-word question, like, “Obama? or “Trade?” Then you sit down and shut up. No foul-ups. I mean, follow-ups; two, no questions about my health, the progress of my dementia . . . . [to Jill Biden gesturing offstage] What?
Let's begin. You over there, end of the third row, the blonde with the tight skirt. Come sit in front here where I can see your legs. Good. [sniff, sniff] Ummm, I can smell your hair from here. Your question?
Concluded at youhearmebarack.blogspot.com
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
NancyD 8/17/2020 6:42:58 AM (No. 512480)
Biden didn't receive the "bounce" the media touts after his announcement of Harris as his VP pick. He actually declined. That's a great way to start my week.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Paperpuncher 8/17/2020 7:03:05 AM (No. 512492)
I do not understand in the day of caller I.D. that any poll conducted by telephone could be accurate. Due to the mass volume of robo calls a huge portion of the population do not answer phone calls from numbers they do not recognize. My wife and I sure don't. I have placed the settings on my cell phone so that any call that is not from my contact list goes straight to voice mail without the phone ringing. This little feature has improved my life as I was getting on average 20 robo calls a day on a phone number which is listed on the do not call list. What a joke that is.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Daisymay 8/17/2020 7:50:03 AM (No. 512523)
#3 gets Laugh of the Day! That said, there is no way Biden is 10-12 points ahead. He knows it and we know it! Very soon he is going to have to come out of his Bunker! Trump is going to start campaigning this week. That should wake up the Biden Team!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
NorthernDog 8/17/2020 8:04:22 AM (No. 512531)
A few months ago there was an analysis that showed Biden could win the popular vote by as much as 5 points and still lose the electoral college. LOL. That should keep Democrats awake late into the night.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
bpl40 8/17/2020 8:27:23 AM (No. 512554)
WaPo is however, reporting a double digit lead for Joe/Hoe.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
starboard 8/17/2020 8:32:11 AM (No. 512559)
Let's face it, these polls are contrived by the media. They want to create a horse race. This brings their ratings up. I doubt if Biden is ahead of Trump with those who vote. Fox's polls historically have not been reliable.
Right now, the Democrats are panicking because they know the truth and is why they want mail in voting.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Strike3 8/17/2020 8:56:58 AM (No. 512574)
Keep your polls. Reality indicates that Donald Trump has been much more popular since the day that Joe announced and now that JoHo is a team, the bounce went the other way. Just as in 2016, the number of Trump yard signs and bumper stickers overwhelm anything Biden out there and the number of people with no signs because they want to avoid property damage will add to the Trump talley.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
HotRod 8/17/2020 9:53:32 AM (No. 512631)
News organizations conduct polls, then polls become news! That's kind of like cheating, especially when polls can be constructed and manipulated to achieve a desired result.
The media should report news, not make it! It's just another indicator of media dishonesty.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 8/17/2020 10:04:33 AM (No. 512648)
Yeah right Trump closes gap. If my phone doesn't ring it must be a pollster.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Butch 8/17/2020 11:26:39 AM (No. 512761)
Just wait until likely American voters of any political stripe watch the debates. Yes, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris MUST debate at least three times in order to stand any chance of winning the election, and no, neither will perform well against Donald Trump nor Mike Pence, respectively.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Timber Queen 8/17/2020 11:30:42 AM (No. 512763)
I was called Saturday (8/15) for a "quick political poll." (I wonder if it was this one.) Although I usually do answer polls, TK and I were on the deck enjoying the sunset and I had no inclination to play. I just laughed, "Trump's going to win!" and laughed again. As I was hanging up I heard the young man chuckle.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
XCenturion 8/17/2020 12:29:08 PM (No. 512804)
The only people voting for Biden/Harris are demonic dolts and the dead! Polls, like the media, are not to be believed or trusted!
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
RedWhite&Blue2 8/17/2020 1:12:58 PM (No. 512832)
Fake media
Fake news
Fake polls
Trump in a landslide
Did you see all those boats?
Next thread!
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Zigrid 8/17/2020 3:08:51 PM (No. 512919)
AMERICANS can not trust anything CNN says...there's always a hidden agenda....most Americans like President Trump and what he stands for MAGA!!
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
bighambone 8/17/2020 4:44:02 PM (No. 512977)
Clearly CNN is the leftist and liberal Democrat propaganda network, so you would have to be pretty low information to believe any of the anti-Trump propaganda that CNN is regurgitating.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
bighambone 8/17/2020 5:40:37 PM (No. 513020)
Add about 15-20 points to the Trump column and you will then have an accurate poll instead of leftist and liberal Democrat propaganda.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 8/17/2020 7:11:36 PM (No. 513062)
Thanks for the comedy. CNN? Really!
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
virbots 8/17/2020 7:20:07 PM (No. 513072)
Key words: "registered voters". Which always has a Democrat-leaning bias compared to "likely voters".
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
SweetSweetback 8/17/2020 10:44:46 PM (No. 513201)
Translation: Trump leads 63-37%
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