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20. I'm not sure you know what "meaningless" means?

Fri Jul 10, 2026, 03:53 PM

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Obviously there is more to Giuliani’s 2007 numbers than name recognition, but even name recognition is known to have impact on voting. Low predictive value? Maybe, but certainly not meaningless. If we are wasting our time paying attention to polling, what sort of information or speculation do you find meaningful at this time? It might help those of us know what facts and speculation we should focus our attention on.

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The definition of insanity Terry_M Friday #2

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Kamala Harris won gab13by13 Yesterday #52

That and ten bucks will get you.......🤷‍♀️ ColoringFool 9 hrs ago #69

No Terry_M Friday #22

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Like Richard Nixon? anamnua Friday #26

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I really hope this is sarcasm Ziggy Beans 7 hrs ago #81

Rude responses Cirsium 7 hrs ago #85

In my humble opinion angrychair 3 hrs ago #89

You're free to believe that Ziggy Beans 1 hr ago #90

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polling at this point pretty much is. mopinko Friday #10

Every possible candidate angrychair Friday #31

In 2007, Hillary Clinton was the front runner SocialDemocrat61 Friday #6

she didnt win, but she came pretty close. mopinko Friday #11

Close only counts with SocialDemocrat61 Friday #12

i'm just sayin- it wasnt measuring nothing. mopinko Friday #13

FYI 2007 polls also had SocialDemocrat61 Friday #14

I'm not sure you know what "meaningless" means? Ilikepurple Friday #20

None SocialDemocrat61 Friday #21

This I agree with. I would say not very reliable but also not meaningless. Ilikepurple Friday #23

As the saying goes SocialDemocrat61 Friday #24

She lost the rustbelt... Demsrule86 20 min ago #96

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"Broader appeal" angrychair Friday #32

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Post removed Post removed Friday #33

We have midterms to worry about first sarisataka Friday #34

No, thank you. hamsterjill Saturday #35

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With Republican money and Russian coaching DFW 7 hrs ago #75

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Two things Bettie 4 hrs ago #88