[EM] Internet polls & greater-evils

[Michael Ossipoff]

On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 15:58 Michael Garman <michael.garman at rankthevote.us>
wrote:

> Nice and dishonest as always, Mike! “Nearly 30%” isn’t even close to the
> 45% or so he’s polling at in most real polls.
>
> I want you to be right. I really do. But you’re not, and you know you’re
> making disingenuous arguments to support your claim.
>

I was quoting the usual media poll results. You’re getting your information
from some Trump-blog that you follow.

>
> On Sun, Apr 28, 2024 at 12:55 AM Michael Ossipoff <email9648742 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I’ve pointed out that you don’t need the Democrat to keep the Republican
>> from winning, because the Republican always finishes at the BOTTOM in the
>> output-ranking of Internet polls. …& is Condorcet loser. Every time.
>>
>> Some claim that’s sampling-bias. Someone here recently claimed that.
>>
>> But, as exemplified by the current CIVS poll “2024 presidential
>> election”, that claim is contradicted by the Republican’s support.
>>
>> e.g. In the a abovementioned current poll, Trump is voted over the other
>> candidates by nearly 30% of the voters, & is approved by nearly 30%.
>>
>> (That poll has “approval-line” as a candidate.)
>>
>> That’s close to what we hear is so in the actual voting population.
>> Doesn’t sound to me like a biased sample.
>>
>> But the Republican, in that poll & always, finishes at bottom & is
>> Condorcet loser.
>>
>> …& couldn’t possibly beat any progressive candidate.
>>
>> So vote honestly. You don’t need a lesser-evil.
>>
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