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Here's an unsupported opinion - only extremists and narcissists answer pollsters. Also, the further away you get from major population centers, the fewer people (as a percentage of the population) answer polls. Because rural America is a decent place to be an extremist, but a terrible place to be a narcissist.
I suspect there is no way to prove this, because the same people who refuse to participate in polls would refuse to participate in studies about polls.
Edit: Can you seriously imagine being asked about whether or not you have a favorable impression of Tom Hanks, by a stranger, in public, and thinking, "Obviously the world needs to know my opinion on this," rather than looking at the pollster like he used to be the kid in school who licked windows?
I suspect there is no way to prove this, because the same people who refuse to participate in polls would refuse to participate in studies about polls.
Edit: Can you seriously imagine being asked about whether or not you have a favorable impression of Tom Hanks, by a stranger, in public, and thinking, "Obviously the world needs to know my opinion on this," rather than looking at the pollster like he used to be the kid in school who licked windows?
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This is the politics thread. It's at least 50% trolling by weight. (Contents may settle in shipping.)
My first instinct was to ban him, but then I saw he's been lurking for nearly a year. So I'm gonna allow this (for now) and see if he goes anywhere intelligent with it.
Bajingo, what is Obamagate? The only search results I'm getting are from sites with names like "Conservapedia: The Trustworthy Encyclopedia." In my experience, if you have to tell people that you are trustworthy, well... you're not.
My first instinct was to ban him, but then I saw he's been lurking for nearly a year. So I'm gonna allow this (for now) and see if he goes anywhere intelligent with it.
Bajingo, what is Obamagate? The only search results I'm getting are from sites with names like "Conservapedia: The Trustworthy Encyclopedia." In my experience, if you have to tell people that you are trustworthy, well... you're not.
Yep I lurk.
i was just curious if anyone else was as excited for the glorious **** show that's about to spring up from this. Not a terribly intelligent thought but should be entertaining.
i was just curious if anyone else was as excited for the glorious **** show that's about to spring up from this. Not a terribly intelligent thought but should be entertaining.
I haven't hit on Joe's key word search yet, but I'm getting closer...
https://lmgtfy.com/?q=gross+meat&t=i
https://lmgtfy.com/?q=gross+meat&t=i
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Trump has also tweeted his opposition to the First Amendment, Title 4 of the United States Flag Code, and the Boy Scouts of America, all in a single sentence:
There are a number of good reasons not to put too much faith in anything which comes out of his Twitter account.
I will say this: if I am ever elected to any public office, one of my first acts will be to hire a staff to moderate any social media / internet forum accounts which I have. I will be able to say / post literally nothing without their review. I won't even know the passwords to my own accounts.
There are a number of good reasons not to put too much faith in anything which comes out of his Twitter account.
I will say this: if I am ever elected to any public office, one of my first acts will be to hire a staff to moderate any social media / internet forum accounts which I have. I will be able to say / post literally nothing without their review. I won't even know the passwords to my own accounts.
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I wouldn't know, social media comglomarants are silently deleting references to it -- all part of the plan, i guess.
Repulbicans are too spineless to do anything.
It's funny because I've been saying this from day one, but I'm the crazy one, now the left-winged propaganda machine is picking it up and talking about it...
So many boners the day flynn was arrested, and now look. I suspect all the convictions from the Mueller coupinvestigation will be overturned shortly.
Repulbicans are too spineless to do anything.
It's funny because I've been saying this from day one, but I'm the crazy one, now the left-winged propaganda machine is picking it up and talking about it...
So many boners the day flynn was arrested, and now look. I suspect all the convictions from the Mueller coup
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