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This is entirely meaningless at this point in the race. There may be some enthusiasts paying attention right now, and they're prone to focusing on particular ca
by nutjob2 8y ago
This is entirely meaningless at this point in the race. There may be some enthusiasts paying attention right now, and they're prone to focusing on particular candidates, but a more likely bet is that most primary voters are waiting to see how candidates perform with a view to backing the best candidate who has the best chance of winning.
- picodguyo 8y agoNot entirely meaningless. News outlets will need to select who gets coverage and invitations to debates. Absent many other objective rationales, they'll lean on poll numbers to make those decisions.
- fjp 8y agoThey'll lean on whatever kind of coverage gets them the most money
- bryanlarsen 8y agoTo get into the debates, candidates need to either raise a bunch of money across a bunch of states, or poll above 1% https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/heres-how-were-defining-a-major-presidential-candidate/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/heres-how-were-defining...