10.16.2015

The elephant in the room here…

Undernews: Pundits and viewers don't agree on debate

…is that web polls are notoriously unreliable, since a dedicated group working hard can swing the result with multiple responses. Still, the number of dedicated people working hard required to swing all the online polls that show Sanders beating Clinton in the D’s debate is something to reckon with. 

Pundits have a vested interest in outcomes that will prove them right; news organizations have a vested interest in headlines and ad revenue (and access to the eventual winner). The voters have a vested interest, one can only hope, in themselves.

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