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To: Ron C.

These are based on a web-based poll that is linked to unskewedpolls.com, which likely has a right-leaning readership. Moreover, the sample sizes are tiny, so the margins of error are huge. I wouldn’t read anything into these polls...


15 posted on 10/05/2012 3:25:40 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: Conscience of a Conservative
Very true what you said. I'm sure they are hit by bogus respondents that do what they can to mess up the polls. But, many of them leave a track behind that can be read, and discounted.

Even small net samples tell a story that you don't get via phone calls to known party members. Try taking their polls again - you'll be blocked. Yeah, you could go to another computer and do it, but how many will take the time.

18 posted on 10/05/2012 3:38:58 PM PDT by Ron C.
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To: Conscience of a Conservative
I neglected this:

They said this... "The poll included 2737 likely voters from those 11 states and had a margin of error of 1.87 percent."

I'll have to ask how they came up with that number... I'll wager it's pretty close.

19 posted on 10/05/2012 3:41:38 PM PDT by Ron C.
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