They ran a story that said Trump could lose the popular vote and still win the electoral college and the election. See: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-trump-could-win-the-white-house-...

Rasmussen

By capecoddah on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 8:59pm.

Rasmussen got the election right.

Most everybody else was at least 4 points off. It is like there is a constant 4 point left-bias with the polls.

Sure

By Stevil on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 10:14pm.

So at best that puts him about 39% and dropping. God forbid the stock market crashes or he'll be at about 25% even with your 4% bias factor.

39% approval rating. Nice try though. It is has never been close to 50%. Trump is historically unpopular. Stop spreading lies. Oh sorry, not lies, "alternative facts".
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/

Newsweek

By capecoddah on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 9:15pm.

Newsweek loudly trumpets the Rasmussen survey.

Trump's Approval Rating Just Passed Obama's at This Point in his presidency
Newsweek-Feb 27, 2018

Seeing as how this is the first and only positive news Newsweek has ever reported on our president, I wonder if Newsweek is gonna hit rich Uncle Donald for a loanski now. They need it. They are on the verge of being evicted in President Donald Trump's city.

A little too late to repent for all the fake news, Newsweak.

Newsweek?

By SwirlyGrrl on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 9:46pm.

You do realize that Newsweek is now run by a couple of 30 year olds and a lot of their profits go to a radical religious school now, right? https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/mar/28/news...

All Rasmussen shows is that 45 is popular with elderly people in a carefully selected areas who have land lines and never leave home. Wicked bad selection bias. Check out their ratings at Fivethirtyeight.com

Meanwhile, give all your money to the Reverend Larry to fight the twin evils of godless communism abroad and secular humanism at home.

Newsweek

By capecoddah on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 9:39pm.

Trump's Approval Rating Just Fell To Match His All-Time Low
Newsweek-Feb 25, 2018

You are right. Newsweek cannot be trusted. Fake news.

Here's a good place to look

By SwirlyGrrl on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 9:50pm.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/fivethirtyeight.com doesn't look at just one poll - it looks at all of them, and the polling methodology.

You might disagree with their conclusions from looking at the entire suite of polls available, but their ratings of individual poll integrity are quite sound.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/pollster-ratings/

Here's a good place to look

By SwirlyGrrl on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 9:55pm.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/ doesn't look at just one poll - it looks at all of them, and the polling methodology.

You might disagree with their conclusions from looking at the entire suite of polls available, but their ratings of individual poll integrity are quite sound.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/pollster-ratings/

If you really want to learn about this stuff, most community colleges offer introductory statistics courses.

The difference between looking at Rasmussen and looking at fivethirtyeight is the difference between looking at a single fish versus looking at a whole school of fish.

Tell it to 538

By capecoddah on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 10:05pm.

If you really want to learn about this stuff, most community colleges offer introductory statistics courses.

I know enough about college level statistics to realize that 538's Harry Enten is a dope for declaring Donald Trump "negative 10 percent" likely to win the presidency in 2016.

Donald Trump did win the presidency.

The best part

By Kaz on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 11:21pm.

The best part is that you think you're proving your point...when you're really proving everyone else's.

How's your reading comprehension?

By CopleyScott17 on Wed, 02/28/2018 - 7:53am.

I'll take you at your word regarding your "college-level statistics" genius, but clearly you fall short on reading comprehension. We're talking about Twitler's approval ratings, which are -- indisputably --historically low. He won the presidency because he won more electoral votes. He lost the popular vote by about 3 million, which means he was less popular than his opponent. And that was before living down to our worst expectations in his first year in office.

President Donald Trump

By capecoddah on Wed, 02/28/2018 - 10:38am.

President Trump was extremely smart, going for electoral votes instead of popular vote. It won him the election. But it is like everyone wins. We get a great president and the tards get an election loser who is popular as a loser so they can all dance around her and claim to be popular.

Popularity can be polled by likely voters or it can be polled by a mix of people who may or may not vote.

It is highly possible that President Trump is not as popular with non-voters as he is with voters.

The guy is a genius.

He's a genius to stupid people.

By boo_urns on Wed, 02/28/2018 - 10:50am.

QED.

Good place to look?

By relaxyapsycho on Wed, 02/28/2018 - 8:47am.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/final-election-update-theres-a-wide-...

Notice they say "most"

By anon on Wed, 02/28/2018 - 12:37pm.

Not all.

Probability - you might check into some of the online resources for understanding how that works.

They also had no over/under odds on interference in the election and reporting of results that we now know was more likely than not to have taken place.

Wrong

By Sherwood Hughes on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 4:53pm.

Sorry, but 50% is just flat wrong. Bloomberg and FifitThirtyEight both quote latest figures from the weekend at 39%. Quoting wrong figures doesn't make them true.

538

By capecoddah on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 9:49pm.

538 are morons.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-donald-trump-isnt-a-real-candid...

Since they do not acknowledge him as a real candidate for president, maybe that is why their polls are wrong.

Riiiiiight!

By Brian Riccio on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 8:34pm.

35 percent as of this AM! Unless you're one of the morons at CPAC who gave the pussy grabbing traitor a 93% approval rating!!

Universal

By Stephen Bickerton Sr on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 10:22pm.

He'll change his mind when those pre packed meals start arriving.

Cemeteries are filling up

By bulgingbuick on Wed, 02/28/2018 - 8:48am.

with Trump voters. It's only a matter of time and damage control.

Priceless?

By anon on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 5:51pm.

Priceless?

I get the humor. He

By anon on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 6:15pm.

I get the humor. He disapproves of our current president so wears a hoodie depicting his distaste. How fresh.

Also droll

By Roman on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 7:44pm.

Also...more like "socialist club" (Rimshot)

Naw

By SwirlyGrrl on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 9:31pm.

Just a play on "anti social Trump club", except that's redundant.

I would say the other side

By wtf021 on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 7:41pm.

I would say the other side would want you give about 60% in taxes to join the social(ist) club.

$35 on Etsy

By butdoihaveto on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 10:04pm.

Though, this is a blatant rip off of west coast streetwear brand Anti Social Social Club. Sweaters normally retail for over $160

Heheh

By capecoddah on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 10:15pm.

The seller on Etsy got 3-starred on one sale.

You gotta expect your target clientele is gonna ruin you when selling stuff like that.

There's the real travesty

By Waquiot on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 10:48pm.

People pay $160 for the real article?! I bought my last 2 Champion sweatshirts for $20 each, and they are as comfortable as the day is long.

They cost

By Roman on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 11:03pm.

less than $10 to make and ship from wherever it was they are made, pennies to brand with whatever brand they're branded with, and the rest is markup. You've got the exact same thing he's wearing, which is the exact same thing as the "genuine" article.

:-)

How much do you think the dues are?

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