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randys1

(16,286 posts) Mon Nov 23, 2015, 03:51 PM Nov 2015

Question about polls...RCP and so on

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/pres_general/

Which of these are rightwing and not credible other than the obvious like fox?

Is RCP known to only use rightwing polls?

Scroll all the way down, and look at previous dates.

I am curious.

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Question about polls...RCP and so on (Original Post) randys1 Nov 2015 OP

RCP historically has never been biased if you're just talking about the polls they use. Dawgs Nov 2015 #1

Here's Nate Silver's pollster ratings Jarqui Nov 2015 #2

Familiar with 538 but had not seen that list before, thanks. randys1 Nov 2015 #3

Dawgs

(14,755 posts)

1. RCP historically has never been biased if you're just talking about the polls they use.

Reply to randys1 (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 03:59 PM

Nov 2015

The articles they post tend to be more right leaning.

Jarqui

(10,126 posts)

2. Here's Nate Silver's pollster ratings

Reply to randys1 (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 04:14 PM

Nov 2015

http://fivethirtyeight.com/interactives/pollster-ratings/
They're as good as any I've seen - I've followed them for years.

at Pollster, they have a useful tool "filter"
http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-national-democratic-primary#!estimate=custom
so you can siphon out pollsters you do not trust or outliers and get something like Real Clear

randys1

(16,286 posts)

3. Familiar with 538 but had not seen that list before, thanks.

Reply to Jarqui (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 05:08 PM

Nov 2015

What I am currently struggling with is the idea that nationally both our candidates lose to Rubio or Carson.

We cant be that dumb.

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