Greg Sargent with New Republic has a pretty good story about bogus biased GOP Red Wave polling. Only quibble is that the title should be:

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“Red Wave” Redux: GOP Polls Are Rigging the Averages in Trump’s Favor

“Red Wave” Redux: Are GOP Polls Rigging the Averages in Trump’s Favor?

Polling by right-leaning firms has exploded this cycle. Maybe they want to be accurate—or maybe they’re trying to create a sense of momentum for Donald Trump.

The New Republic (newrepublic.com)

Because the entire article discusses how everyone knows these biased polls are infecting the system and the only disagreements are about how much it moves the averages and how much it matters that the averages are manipulated.

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Ben Royce 🇺🇸🇺🇦 Don't Boo: Vote

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you can argue that polls are used to suppress the #democrats vote

there's this awful dichotomy where #GOP ignorants and indecents see close polls and go "#TRUMP WILL WIN!" while anyone with a conscience and care go "society is rotting, i give up"

i'll leave the psychoanalysis of that to someone else

but i'll note i think the polls are setting up something different:

denial of a #harris win

"but the polls!": lies and manipulation

and then the violence

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@benroyce @KamalaHarrisWin

Both can be true

Teedi P.

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I keep getting that line from Alfred in "The Dark Knight" going through my head when I think about this and Trump supporters' thought processes.

I keep hearing this in my head and it's more alarming by the day: “Some men aren’t looking for anything logical, like money. They can’t be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.”

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Think that's right.

Pete ⭕️ :stealie:

@mastodonmigration here is this substack as well, which is really good: https://bad-faith-times.ghost.io/you-are-being-manipulated-by-bad-faith-pollsters/

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@Phreba

This is great. ️

Thank you!