Trump Says Polls Are ‘Not Very Scientific’ Now That He’s No. 2 In Iowa

In this Oct. 26, 2015, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles as he receives applause after speaking at a town hall meeting at Atkinson Country Club in Atkinson, N.H. Trump and the other Republ... In this Oct. 26, 2015, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles as he receives applause after speaking at a town hall meeting at Atkinson Country Club in Atkinson, N.H. Trump and the other Republican president candidates get ready for the third GOP on Oct. 28, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter) MORE LESS
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has long boasted about his lead in the polls as an indication of the number of Americans who love him, said on Tuesday that such measurements are “not very scientific” after four surveys showed him dropping to second place in Iowa.

“How do you justify or explain attacking polls where you’re behind but celebrating polls when you’re ahead?” Bloomberg Politics managing editor Mark Halperin asked Trump on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

“I believe in polls. I generally believe in polls,” Trump said. “The thing with these polls, they’re all so different. They’re coming from all over the lot where one guy is up here, somebody else is up there, you see swings of 10 and 12 points immediately, even the same day.”

“So right now its not very scientific,” Trump continued. “I think it’s very hard when you have this many. But over all Mark, I am a believer in polls, they say something. At least they spot a trend.”

h/t: Mediaite

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  1. I’m sure he can hire someone to un-skew them.

  2. Let the Un-Skewing commence!

  3. Since when does Trump believe in science or reason for that matter?

  4. The polls are LOSERS. I’m gonna show you my own POLL, and it’s going to be CLASS. ALL. THE. WAY.

    You ain’t never SEEN a poll this YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE. It’ll knock your socks off!!

  5. “When I was on top they were yuuuge and classy. The classiest polls anywhere. Now that I’m in second place, they are not very scientific.”

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