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Hillary Clinton

Liberal_Stalwart71

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2. Because the minority vote doesn't matter

Reply to BlueMTexpat (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 08:19 AM

Jun 2016

and never does.

Pollsters always deliberately undercount minorities even with the growing Asian and Hispanic populations, which they should know biases their results.

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Hillary Clinton’s lead in the polls may be larger than it seems. Here’s why. [View all] BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 OP

I would think so.. Not sure why they keep under reporting minorities? Cha Jun 2016 #1

Mahali, Cha! BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #7

Because the minority vote doesn't matter Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2016 #2

Perhaps they will have learned BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #8

I would rather they under report than over report. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #3

Good point! eom BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #5

There is a logical reason they undercounted minorities in 2012 GvilleDem Jun 2016 #4

Thanks for your insight! BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #6