# Is it just me, or is it only Republicans that outperform the polls these days?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 4, 2022, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-only-republicans-that-outperform-the-polls-these-days/974328 "2022-11-04T04:52:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-only-republicans-that-outperform-the-polls-these-days/974328/21 "2022-11-11T12:03:55Z")

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> [@JKellyMap](#):
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> except in a few states like New York and Florida

Also Iowa – that was the third state where Republicans made outsized gains this week.

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**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-only-republicans-that-outperform-the-polls-these-days/974328/22 "2022-11-11T17:53:43Z")

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> [@JKellyMap](#):
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> Your wish is granted. 🙂 (well, sort of. Not a landslide, but better Dem results than expected

Thank God. In a way this election was even more important than the 2020 election. Then it was about stopping trump. This time it was about stopping trumpism.

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**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-only-republicans-that-outperform-the-polls-these-days/974328/23 "2022-11-11T18:57:59Z")

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> [@solost](#):
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> Thank God. In a way this election was even more important than the 2020 election. Then it was about stopping trump. This time it was about stopping trumpism.

Well said. This is being debated now – but I agree quite a few people felt it was time to push back on election denialism and perhaps other truly stupid, dangerous aspects of Trumpism. But the populist nationalism and “fear of facts” (including a racist streak) hasn’t diminished, I’d wager.

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**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-only-republicans-that-outperform-the-polls-these-days/974328/24 "2022-11-11T19:15:24Z")

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> [@solost](#):
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> This time it was about stopping trumpism.

> [@JKellyMap](#):
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> This is being debated now – but I agree quite a few people felt it was time to push back on election denialism and perhaps other truly stupid, dangerous aspects of Trumpism.

I’ll reserve my relief until we see what the (likely) Republican House does. Will they simply engage in normal-level GOP obstructionism, or will they start impeachment proceedings based on Hunter’s laptop?

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**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-it-only-republicans-that-outperform-the-polls-these-days/974328/25 "2022-11-11T20:16:53Z")

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> [@Akaj](#):
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> will they start impeachment proceedings based on Hunter’s laptop?

That laptop is going to be the most impeached computer ever!

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