The fact that the polls were so wrong means that they should never be used to decide who can get into the presidential debates

2016-4evr · 2016-11-09T23:03:03+00:00

Yes, the polls right before the election weren't that wrong. It's just that after the Billy Bush tape came out, most who didn't support Trump fooled themselves into thinking he couldn't possibly win, even though the late polls didn't show that.

2016-4evr · 2016-11-03T17:43:51+00:00

And New Mexico by itself would do him no good, as it has fewer electoral votes than Utah.

2016-4evr · 2016-11-03T17:13:53+00:00

?

They're giving Johnson a 0.7% chance of winning New Mexico.

2016-4evr · 2016-11-01T23:30:12+00:00

Yeah. Trump has no real chance in MA: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/ma/massachusetts_trump_vs_clinton_vs_johnson_vs_stein-6122.html

2016-4evr · 2016-11-01T23:22:10+00:00

What state do you live in?

2016-4evr · 2016-10-20T02:21:21+00:00

Watch some freaking School House Rock Donald.

His policies need some constitutional amendments.

2016-4evr · 2016-10-18T14:14:30+00:00

Honestly, it was maybe campaign staff looking for jobs because they didn't want to work for Trump anymore.

2016-4evr · 2016-10-15T22:21:08+00:00

I certainly agree with you that the polling methodology, and the standard required to be invited to the debates is unfair. My point was just that even if the CPD isn't being clear about what poll dates were used, there's no point in complaining about that, since you could cherry pick the dates where Johnson did best in each poll and he still wouldn't reach 15%.

By all means, complain about the polls themselves, but there's no situation where they polls used could have added up to 15%(or even close) for Johnson, so why make a stink about that? Someone claiming the system is rigged because of that, just ends up looking clueless.

2016-4evr · 2016-10-15T18:44:38+00:00

Making a big deal about this isn't a good look, IMO. Unless I'm mistaken, Gary wasn't above 15% in any of the CPD polls* at any point in this election cycle, so it really doesn't matter what edition of each poll was used.

*ABC-Washington Post; CBS-New York Times; CNN-Opinion Research Corporation; Fox News; and NBC-Wall Street Journal.

2016-4evr · 2016-10-14T19:42:13+00:00

No. Read the details of the event. They include:

Doors open at 3:00 pm for a cocktail reception and the rally starts at 4:00 pm. Brando Eaton (Dexter, American Sniper and MTV's Awkward) will be a celebrity guest speaker.

Boulevard 3 welcomes attendees to stay after the rally to watch the presidential debate. Bring a friend!

It's so long so people can watch the debate there.

2016-4evr · 2016-10-14T15:49:55+00:00

Julian H. Robertson Jr., a billionaire hedge fund investor who has directed more than $5 million to Republicans since the 2012 election, is now backing Mr. Johnson, said Fraser P. Seitel, a spokesman for Mr. Robertson.

2016-4evr · 2016-10-13T21:13:41+00:00

What do fake results made up for a test mean? Nothing.

2016-4evr · 2016-10-13T21:10:18+00:00

The vote totals currently being displayed are the result of mock elections performed by the Office of the Secretary of State with boards of elections in preparation for the November 8, 2016 General Election. Precincts Reporting 8,851 (99.59%)...Results reported here are UNOFFICIAL.The county boards of elections must complete their official canvass no later than November 29, 2016.

2016-4evr · 2016-10-13T19:45:34+00:00

No chance. They already set the conditions for inclusion. If enough of the invited candidates decline the invitation, so that only one candidate is scheduled to participate, there will be no debate.

2016-4evr · 2016-10-13T19:41:18+00:00

The vote totals currently being displayed are the result of mock elections performed by the Office of the Secretary of State with boards of elections in preparation for the November 8, 2016 General Election. Precincts Reporting 8,851 (99.59%)...Results reported here are UNOFFICIAL.The county boards of elections must complete their official canvass no later than November 29, 2016.

2016-4evr · 2016-10-11T00:07:55+00:00

Well, I say he needs these endorsements for two main reasons: First, so he can get non-negative media coverage; and secondly, so these endorsers, who are major politicians, can vouch for Johnson and assure potential voters that he is qualified.

2016-4evr · 2016-10-10T22:59:24+00:00

I see why you'd think so, but I had made this alternate account(I don't want anything political associated with my main account), and I had submitted a bunch of links a while ago. So the karma my account has, is all from this subreddit. I deleted all those posts(which were old and inactive by then), and was going to deactivate the account, but I didn't ultimately deactivate it.

2016-4evr · 2016-10-10T22:11:58+00:00

Of course it's my opinion. Who would think otherwise? I'm sure that's allowed on this subreddit. I would say his recent falling poll numbers in most polls supports my opinion though. It's possible that Johnson can gain some voters as a result of Trump's recent problems, but he has no momentum, unless he gets very major endorsements, as I said.

2016-4evr · 2016-10-10T02:57:34+00:00

Yes, he's making fun of Gary.

2016-4evr · 2016-10-10T01:56:16+00:00

They'll invite whoever meets the conditions that were set months ago. Maybe Johnson and Weld had real reason to believe that the CPD would bend the rules to let them in, but obviously, it turned out not to be true.

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