• quo@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    Pollers have been using internet surveys, stopping people downtown to ask questions, and other methods besides phone calls.

    It’s also well-established that the younger generation, who might not get included in these polls, are much less likely to vote anyway.

    Assuming all the polls, in all the swing states are wrong is a good way to be surprised in a year. People should be looking at this and getting involved to make sure younger people vote. If no one takes it seriously, things don’t look good.

    • CleoTheWizard@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I mean, you’re defending polling that hasn’t been great for the least few elections and has meant almost nothing except for Trump winning the republican primary (obviously).

      I saw several polls saying that issue 1 in Ohio would barely pass. Definitely didn’t have polls predicting big dem wins this November either.

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      1 year ago

      While I completely agree that people need to get active now and beat down the apathy, focusing on flawed data and developing a defeatist attitude probably isn’t good for the soul.

    • dumpsterlid@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      People should be looking at this and getting involved to make sure younger people vote.

      Or maybe politicians should actually do shit for younger people to make them want to vote for them instead of spitting in their face and assuming they will get their vote because the other guy is worse.