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Yeah, I noticed that after posting (he wasn't on the original list). My guess is that he's attracted a following of libertarian college students who pollsters
by saturdaysaint 11y ago
Yeah, I noticed that after posting (he wasn't on the original list). My guess is that he's attracted a following of libertarian college students who pollsters probably (rightly) don't give much weight. Maybe he's an example of how flawed the metric is, but maybe he'll be surprisingly resilient as the field winnows.
- hyperpape 11y agoAlso, followers is a lagging indicator. If Donald Trump bows out of the race, he'll still have a ton of followers. Paul was polling quite high at one point in 2014, but things changed since then (which is no surprise, 2014 is super early).
- nickysielicki 11y ago> My guess is that he's attracted a following of libertarian college students who pollsters probably (rightly) don't give much weight. ;_; No really, why is it right to not give people like me much credence? Ron Paul made a lot of ground there.
- mikeyouse 11y agoYounger 'voters' don't show up on Election Day, it's a time honored tradition. They make a lot of noise online and then forget to pull the lever.. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/05/08/six-take-aways-from-the-census-bureaus-voting-report/ http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/05/08/six-take-awa...