Posted on 08/28/2010 5:33:09 AM PDT by 11th Commandment
JEFFERSON CITY -- One poll in the U.S. Senate race for Missouri this week has Republican Roy Blunt topping 50 percent support for the first time in the race. Another poll this week has Blunt in a statistical dead heat with Democrat Robin Carnahan.
As can be expected this time of the election year, both camps are trying to make hay with each poll. The one that came out first, by Rasmussen, showed Blunt widening the lead he has had in several other polls, including the Post-Dispatch poll.
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registered voter (not likely voter) poll.
Rassmuss polls people who are going to vote. The other just polls the general public.
A university poll that cannot be contrasted wih any prior polling. Yeah, I think I’ll go with Rass.
Cordially,
Then I guess we know which is accurate.
I have always wondered why the “general public” ( those LESS likely to vote) would bother to take the time to b e polled...
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