• AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Only in certain polls, and as we have seen time and again, the polls don’t mean shit. Bernie was leading in the polls this far out from the election in 2019. “Somehow” he isn’t president.

      Hell, Hillary was leading in the polls on, and after, election day 2016. She won the general election…

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      1 year ago

      “The polls”

      If I go outside and ask the three young kids riding their bikes what their favorite ice cream is, I’ve joust conducted a poll.

      Apropos to this specific scenario, if I go to a chocolate lovers convention and ask their favorite ice cream flavor, guess which flavor might leaf the way. Now what is while along the question, I was wearing a t-shirt that says “vote for chocolate and I’ll give you $20 bucks”.

      “Chocolate is leading in the polls, okay… You know it, I know it.”