Obama Further Ahead In Live Interview Polls; Robots Favor Romney

Over the last two months, there has been a clear gap between live interview and automated (IVR) pollsters: Obama seems to have a big lead in live polling, but the robots find a closer race. A majority of surveys in key battleground states have been conducted by automated polling firms. While live interviews dominate national polling (every major media poll is conducted with live interviews), only a few live interview firms conduct polls in the battleground states, since they're expensive. On average, the live interview polls that reached out to cell phone voters found Obama performing substantially better than their automated counterparts in Virginia, Ohio, and Florida—three states where multiple live and automated firms have conducted public polls since mid-July.


http://www.tnr.com/blog/electionate/107446/obama-pulling-ahead-in-live-interview-surveys