To: Political Junkie Too
I guess all this minutae is fun but to change a prediction based on a 1% move seems a bit much given polls are nothing but snapshots of the exact moment the person is asked the question and could hve changed in the next hour because of a story they heard or read about one candidate or the other.
To: beenaround
It's not just a 1% move, it's the probability associated with that move. Candidates within 1% of each other are a toss-up. A 1% move from +1% to +2% will change the race from toss-up to lean because the probability of winning jumps significantly.
-PJ
18 posted on
07/22/2012 1:16:19 PM PDT by
Political Junkie Too
(If you can vote for President, then your children can run for President.)
To: beenaround
One more thing, that's the reason I'm limiting myself to Rasmussen polls, because of his track record. I'll let Rasmussen decide the validity of his sample and results, while I simply analyze the findings.
-PJ
19 posted on
07/22/2012 1:21:20 PM PDT by
Political Junkie Too
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