Originally posted August 19, 2015 … a bit ahead of its time.
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Many of you may be too young to have witnessed and remember, but…
In the 1972 Olympics, the polished U.S. boxing team was predicted to sweep the competition.
But, something happened on the way to the medals’ platform that shocked the sporting world.
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Here’s the story and why Trump jogged my memory of the 1972 Olympics …
The big story last night sure wasn’t a record-setting turnout.
Trump drew about 2 million fewer votes than Romney did in 2012.
Some GOP stayed home; others drifted to Johnson.
The big headline is that Clinton got about 10 million fewer votes than Obama did in 2008 … and, about 6 million less than he got in 2012.
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Thanks to SMH for feeding the lead.
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An unconventional technique found Trump’s “hidden” support.
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In a pre-election poll, the Trafalgar Group conclude that Trump had hidden support from an additional 3 percent to 9 percent of voters who didn’t want to reveal their true opinions to pollsters.
The company is betting its future by publicly testing — at its own expense — its own methods.
Trafalgar’s CEO Robert Cahaly says:
“On Wednesday, I’m either going to be guy who got it right, or nobody is going to listen to me anymore.”
Monday, November 7, 2016
Trafalgar’s polls are unconventional, designed to capture opinions from people who otherwise avoid lengthy interviews on the phone.
Here’s how they do it …
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