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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
... All of those results, based on the state in question, are believable. The FLA and MN ones are a bit higher than I would have expected but other outlets have polled him at +12 in MN and there's a recent Fox News poll that had him +9 in Florida. Arizona at +4 Trump is a bit of an outlier but nothing shocking.
So no, there's nothing suspicious about it, really. The OAN people just commissioned polls in states that have been polling closer than Florida and Minnesota lately.
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Except that they don't jive with other polls from the same states. For example, PPP just finished polling Georgia and they were +4 Biden, which was consistent with the +8 for Cunningham (Senate). Couple in Trump's disapproval rating of +17, and they do look specious.
Here is the thing about "commissioned" polls. They can be very focused in their methodology and target. If someone wants to skew the numbers (*cough* OAN *cough*) they provide a rules of engagement document that clearly defines the area and zip codes that will targeted. It is just this side of push polling, which is why it is important to review the actual polling data and methodology used.