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11. I was researching how susceptible online polls were to manipulation

Mon Jun 9, 2025, 10:36 AM

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In the very early 2000’sFree Republic was skewing online polls and I was looking at other organizations that were trying to also and I came across a post that said DU this poll. Started to read the content on the sight and soon was addicted. Not always in agreement but addicted just the same.

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How did you find DU? I was on Huff Post and it was menitioned there . Came over and signed up June 12, 2004, How about [View all] debm55 Yesterday OP

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Saw Skinners & EarlG's sign for DU on C-Span: Inaugural Protest January 20, 2001 (George W. Bush* "selection" ) hlthe2b Yesterday #7

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Can't remember, but vaguely sounds familiar; I was slower: July 17 Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #9

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You're exactly right. Back in the Arianna Huffington days, the Huffington Post was so good. MIButterfly Yesterday #32

Doing my usual exploring on the internet, mwmisses4289 Yesterday #10

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I was researching how susceptible online polls were to manipulation bottomofthehill Yesterday #11

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found du after the gore v bush debachlle . been here ever since under various screen nicks AllaN01Bear Yesterday #14

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Knew about DU for years, House of Roberts Yesterday #17

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I try not to impulse post these days. quaint Yesterday #23

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Summer 2004 Ruby Zee Yesterday #26

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Read about it on Democrats.com years ago Wicked Blue Yesterday #27

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The website of the talk show host, no_hypocrisy Yesterday #28

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Came here from Firedog Lake. FalloutShelter Yesterday #29

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I was over on National Zero when some mention was made of DU by a poster there. Dorothy V Yesterday #30

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I... don't remember. sakabatou Yesterday #33

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Saw it in a bartcop forum IIRC. BootinUp Yesterday #34

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I was a refugee from SmirkingChimp. If I recall correctly, and perhaps I don't, someone over there mentioned DU. NNadir Yesterday #35

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I heard it mentioned on the Bill Maher forum. I was looking applegrove Yesterday #36

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Thom Hartmann mentioned DU on his show LogDog75 Yesterday #37

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Actually it was a right-wing site that pointed me here (The good, the bad, and the ugly) Angleae 23 hrs ago #40

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The "Top 10 Conservative Idiots" feature caught my attention in 2004. subterranean 22 hrs ago #54

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I LOVED "Top 10 Conservative Idiots"! MIButterfly 2 hrs ago #96

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Probably mediawhores online. murielm99 4 hrs ago #77

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Hupo or Excite.com, one or the other. Around '05 or '06. brush 4 hrs ago #83

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