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To: xzins

This is just more “unskewing” polls. It is the same nonsense people fell for in 2012.

You can’t “unskew” a poll like this site and others in the past attempted to do.

A poll is a poll, accept it or reject it. Trying to apply your own special sauce to it does not work.

The best bet is to simply go by the RCP average. It isn’t perfect, but it averages all the polls that are regarded as scientific. Last time people complained that the D+ sample was too large, but the polling turned out to be fairly accurate - especially on the state level.


36 posted on 08/08/2016 10:39:30 AM PDT by Longbow1969
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To: Longbow1969

Nope. It isn’t. These people were around then and were the most accurate in their predictions.

All they’re saying is that they are NOW using the methodology that is correct while other polling firms all go to that same methodology by the time the election actually rolls around.


43 posted on 08/08/2016 10:51:13 AM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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To: Longbow1969

Last time people complained that the D+ sample was too large, but the polling turned out to be fairly accurate - especially on the state level.”

Sadly true in both 2008 and 2012


102 posted on 08/11/2016 2:07:17 PM PDT by ConservativeDude
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