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The latest GOP poll, with Trump up 20, is nearly meaningless

By Timothy P. Carney
Published December 4, 2015 3:59pm ET
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The latest GOP poll, with Trump up 20, is nearly meaningless
Here's the thing: the poll is not very important at all, for many reasons. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) | Cliff Owen

Donald Trump is at 36 percent in a recent poll, and Philip Bump at the Washington Post has a piece up about why that is important.

But here’s the thing: the poll is not very important at all, for many reasons.

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