Hundreds of RTs based on 2 cases out of sample of 12. Journalists should not talk about polls/percentages without understanding statistics.https://twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/792729037793734661 …
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The report with data set is literally in the tweet...you know that other people can see the tweet, right? 
People see the 17% you reported which is misleading to begin with. Anyway, you have your opinion. Fine.
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