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To: The G Man

Has anyone considered that it’s in the pollster’s best interests to have the polls tight all the way?

Why bother with polls if one candidate is consistently showing 6-10% ahead? The pollsters stay in business by ‘predicting’ close races.

The polls don’t matter until a week out. That’s when the pollsters start being honest, because they want to accurately predict the winner.


120 posted on 10/08/2008 9:11:22 AM PDT by Terabitten (Wall Sreet started a fire -- now LET THEM BURN.)
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To: Terabitten
Why bother with polls if one candidate is consistently showing 6-10% ahead? The pollsters stay in business by ‘predicting’ close races.

Good point.

138 posted on 10/08/2008 12:49:17 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration ('we don't make compromises-we make Marines')
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