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(99,714 posts) Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:29 AM Oct 2012

Even In A Debate Poll That Undersamples Democrats By Twenty Five Percent Obama Wins 46% -39%

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/16/breaking-cnn-poll-obama-edges-romney-in-debate/?hpt=hp_t1

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Even In A Debate Poll That Undersamples Democrats By Twenty Five Percent Obama Wins 46% -39% (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2012 OP

TPM reporting bogus CNN claim ProSense Oct 2012 #1

Notice the discounting typical of CNN.. Permanut Oct 2012 #2

ProSense

(116,464 posts)

1. TPM reporting bogus CNN claim

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:32 AM

Oct 2012

CNN/ORC Poll: Obama Claims Narrow Win Among Voters In Second Debate

Forty-six percent of registered voters who tuned in to Tuesday night's town hall debate in Hempstead, N.Y. declared President Barack Obama the winner, according to a snap poll from CNN and ORC International.

The poll shows that 39 percent of voters who watched the second debate said Mitt Romney topped the president. Obama's 7-point edge over Romney is within the poll's margin of error.

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http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/cnn-orc-poll-obama-claims-narrow-win-among

WTF?

Permanut

(5,651 posts)

2. Notice the discounting typical of CNN..

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:34 AM

Oct 2012

"The seven-point margin falls within the poll's sampling error." I have a scientific, statistics based analysis of that statement: BS. When you take a poll, as with the polls here on DU, there is no "sampling error". a vote is a vote.

Notice also that they say "Obama Edges Romney". 46 to 39 is not edging, sorry. 46 to 45 would be your edging. 46 to 39 is more like, oh, how about a whuppin?

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