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To: truth_seeker
So overall, is it correct that polls were too optimistic for the dems? Maybe they will need to adjust for Republican secret sauce in the future, to be more accurate.

All polls have a RAT bias. And I don't mean an intentional bias; it's just a known fact that all polls taken will end up giving the RATS a few points more "support" than they actually have. They try to factor it out, but usually fail. Nobody's ever pinpointed the reason for this, but I think it's mainly because a lot of people are still afraid to tell anyone they're a Republican, lest they be screeched at, called a racist, etc. So they tell the pollster they're voting RAT, of course they're voting RAT, but then vote GOP in the privacy of the voting booth.

4,064 posted on 11/06/2002 2:25:25 AM PST by Timesink
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To: Timesink
All polls have a RAT bias.

Better known as the "fraud fudge?"

4,069 posted on 11/06/2002 2:26:54 AM PST by bigaln2
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