▲ 31 ▼ Biden loses American Samoa Democratic caucuses (thehill.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 26 points 2 years ago (2 children) There are reasons to be fairly suspicious of the factual backing of some of the polls permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] xmunk@sh.itjust.works -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are also reasons to take polls seriously. Biden isn't a slam dunk and trying to shame or silence legitimate concerns hurts his chances of winning. The media's reaction to Jon Stewart calling Biden old seriously hurt their credibility. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 3 points 2 years ago In what way is pointing to some factually suspicious elements to these polls that are being cited, trying to "shame or silence legitimate concerns"? I literally posted an article yesterday that said, among some other things, "It lets weak Secretary of State Antony Blinken and duplicitous President Joe Biden be less servile when Netanyahu dismisses the low death toll." I'm hunky dory with legitimate concerns. Illegitimate concerns I feel the need to address in the sense of pointing out hey this seems illegitimate. Surely that's not confusing or inappropriate? permalink fedilink source parent [+] DancingBear@midwest.social -8 points 2 years ago The polls are usually right when they show Biden ahead of permalink fedilink source parent
[+] xmunk@sh.itjust.works -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) There are also reasons to take polls seriously. Biden isn't a slam dunk and trying to shame or silence legitimate concerns hurts his chances of winning. The media's reaction to Jon Stewart calling Biden old seriously hurt their credibility. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 3 points 2 years ago In what way is pointing to some factually suspicious elements to these polls that are being cited, trying to "shame or silence legitimate concerns"? I literally posted an article yesterday that said, among some other things, "It lets weak Secretary of State Antony Blinken and duplicitous President Joe Biden be less servile when Netanyahu dismisses the low death toll." I'm hunky dory with legitimate concerns. Illegitimate concerns I feel the need to address in the sense of pointing out hey this seems illegitimate. Surely that's not confusing or inappropriate? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 3 points 2 years ago In what way is pointing to some factually suspicious elements to these polls that are being cited, trying to "shame or silence legitimate concerns"? I literally posted an article yesterday that said, among some other things, "It lets weak Secretary of State Antony Blinken and duplicitous President Joe Biden be less servile when Netanyahu dismisses the low death toll." I'm hunky dory with legitimate concerns. Illegitimate concerns I feel the need to address in the sense of pointing out hey this seems illegitimate. Surely that's not confusing or inappropriate? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] DancingBear@midwest.social -8 points 2 years ago The polls are usually right when they show Biden ahead of permalink fedilink source parent