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antiimperialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 06:38 PM Original message |
WAPO and CNN polls are proof that pollsters don't know what the hell they are doing |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. There can be a BIG difference between registered and likely. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 06:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Usually The Difference Between Registered And Likely Voters Models Is Two To Four Points |
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antiimperialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 06:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. the difference i have seen in presidential elections is very small |
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tritsofme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. Are you talking about national polling? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. As a former pollster I can say, yes, there is a BIG difference between registered and likely... |
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antiimperialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 06:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. then why are numbers for Republicans similar in both polls? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 07:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Right now, young people are skewing liberal and their voting patterns/habits are screwy. |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-11-07 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'll say they don't know what they are doing if they are polling a day in the future |
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