To: MNJohnnie
The survey’s sampling error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points for all voters. For registered Democrats, it is plus or minus 4.5 percentage points, and for Democrats who still support Clinton for the party's nomination, it is plus or minus 7.5 percentage points. Heck of a sampling error. Is CNN playing CYA here?
17 posted on
08/24/2008 5:54:36 PM PDT by
ChildOfThe60s
(If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
To: ChildOfThe60s
My guess is they have no idea how to handle the Wilder effect. Either McCain is kicking ass or he is DOA. This year totally screws up all the assumptions they put in to picking their samples. If they are over calculating the Wilder effect they will look like idiots if they are under calculating it McCain is in landslide territory. However, since they are not telling us we can only wait until Nov to find out.
23 posted on
08/24/2008 5:59:58 PM PDT by
MNJohnnie
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To: ChildOfThe60s
The sampling error is directly related to how many people were polled in each group. The more restrictions you put on a polling sample (i.e., Dems who still support Her Thighness), the smaller that group will be and the higher the MOE.
28 posted on
08/24/2008 6:03:06 PM PDT by
impeachedrapist
(Ssshh! I'm a liberal plant AND a stalker!)
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