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Monday September 26, 2016 · 8:31 PM PDT

2016/09/26 · 20:31

Dearest friends,

Okay people here's the deal. A decent bit of the message that the media will convey about who won the debate tonight is influenced by the online polls on these media websites. For example, if Drudge wants to claim that Trump won, and he has a poll on his site, chances are that the poll will confirm it for him. But if the polls go in Clinton’s favor, it changes the message.

Last election I made a Google Doc that I updated real-time throughout the night and I am attempting to do that again here. Please click the link, go to the news sites, find the polls, add them in comments. Go to your local newspapers’ websites and find new polls to add. I’ll add them all and together as a team effort we can help decide the narrative.

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ppcodeman

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Thursday October 11, 2012 · 8:13 PM PDT

2012/10/11 · 20:13

Okay people here's the deal. A decent bit of the message that the media will convey about who won the debate tonight is influenced by the online polls on these media websites. For example, if Drudge wants to claim that Ryan won, and he has a poll on his site, chances are the poll will confirm it for him. But if the polls go in Biden's favor, it changes the message.

Here are some live polls that are out there already (national ones):
http://www.cnbc.com/...
http://www.cnn.com

I have created a google doc HERE that I will try to keep updated with more local media as well as the national polls. Please post in the comments part of the doc with updates. I will try to update this post if major polls are added.

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ppcodeman

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Wednesday October 03, 2012 · 11:47 AM PDT

2012/10/03 · 11:47

Okay people here's the deal. A decent bit of the message that the media will convey about who won the debate tonight is influenced by the online polls on these media websites. For example, if Drudge wants to claim that Romney won, and he has a poll on his site, chances are the poll will confirm it for him. But if the polls go in Obama's favor, it changes the message.

So what I need you all to do is go to the sites in THIS google doc, look for polls after the debate, and VOTE! Please provide additional sites and URL corrections in the comments, I will update the list as often as possible in the document.

Quoting from last year's effort by Kevinole:
THIS IS A NETROOTS EFFORT! We need YOUR help, not simply to vote in these polls, but to help us find them! If you came here expecting me to have already done all of the work for everybody and provide a list of links directly to online polls, I'm sorry to disappoint you. I have no idea who is going to put up a poll or where they are going to put it. Besides, this is a gargantuan task. I've done my best to provide a good starter list, but it's not perfect. YOU need to find exact locations and give the rest of us updates. This is a team effort!

Be patient! Not all of these sites put polls up right away. Some do. Some actually have them up during the debate. Some take an hour or more after the debate to put one up. Some may take several hours. Be patient. If you can't find a poll move on and check back.

Do what you can. I'm aware that looking for polls is a pain in the ass. If you get tired or frustrated, come back later. We should have a pretty substantial list ready for you to vote on. Get your friends and family to vote on them too.

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Who won the debate?

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Who won the debate?

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Say No to Complacency: 4 years ago today

ppcodeman

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Tuesday June 24, 2008 · 8:20 PM PDT

2008/06/24 · 20:20

4 years ago today, according to Electoral-vote, John Kerry was easily defeating George Bush, 300-238. Let's take a closer look at that map vs. the actual results of what happened that year to see why we shouldn't be complacent and we shouldn't believe in polls!

The most obvious state that jumps out is Ohio. Polls average then: Kerry 49%, Bush 43%. Result? Bush 51%, Kerry 49%.

Florida: 6/25/04: Kerry 47%, Bush 46%. Election: Bush 52%, Kerry 47%.

Back then we thought New Mexico was in the bag, 50% to 43%. Today's poll average would lead you to believe the same thing. Yet Bush won the state 50% to 49%.
Virginia was almost tied 4 years ago today, and Bush won the state by 9%.

What happened between 6/25/04 and November? Besides the whole swiftboat thing, complancency set in. People said, ok, Kerry's got it, we can sit back and watch the show, as many people here are saying about Obama. The bottom line is: DO NOT BE COMPLACENT. Do not underestimate the RNC. Don't even underestimate McCain! Obama will only win if we never stop fighting for him.

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