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[-] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 8 points 1 month ago

The polls are wrong more often than not. I question why we even have them. That being said, you can’t claim polls are BS only when they’re saying things you don’t like.

[-] imrighthere@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 month ago

You can if you're a conservative, it's kind of their thing. They lie about everything.

[-] Grabthar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Hey now! I believe the preferred term is reality challenged.

[-] nyan@lemmy.cafe 4 points 1 month ago

I question why we even have them.

To give lazy reporters something insubstantial to talk about. It's half a step up from standing on a street corner shoving a mic in people's faces.

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

The polls are wrong more often than not.

[citation needed]

Polls are generally pretty good, especially for reliable polling firms. The problem is people don't understand what they mean, and media often does a poor job at explaining them.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

What do you mean by "wrong"? I can't remember the last time a poll was wrong.

[-] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 3 points 1 month ago

I guess by wrong I mean doesn’t seem to correlate with the actual election results

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

So they said there was a 100% chance that X was going to win but Y won?

[-] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 2 points 1 month ago

Yes, absolutely that’s what I’m trying to say, you got me bro!

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 month ago

Ok, because in that case they were wrong. In every other case you can't say that they were wrong.

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