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The Reliability of Polls - and Polling Experts

Nationaljester Wrote: Oct 29, 2012 10:47 PM

I agree that the Conservatives (not the same as Republicans) need a good polling group which can stand toe to toe with liberals and prove their model to be more accurate. Most polls we read about are really designed to affect turn out. In the case of Liberal polls...lower conservative voting...and in general these polls can discourage people from voting. That's why I vote every election...early by mail...without fail.

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Harold15 Wrote: Oct 30, 2012 4:19 AM

I once made the mistake of answering poll questions over the phone. It was clearly rigged to favor liberals. I'd answer a question one way, and the next question would be asked as though I had answered it a different way. After this happened two or three times I just hung up.

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The Reliability of Polls - and Polling Experts

There has been just about one constant up for discussion in an electoral season filled with tumultuous polling: Nate Silver.

Nate Silver is the statistician and poll-watching guru who rose to prominence in 2008 by developing a poll aggregation model that correctly predicted 49 of 50 states in that year's presidential contest. He has since been hired by the New York Times and gained more prominence with his up-to-the-minute analysis on new polls and the state of the presidential race.

Conservatives have attacked Silver relentlessly for his model that predicts that President Obama with a 70%+ chance to win...

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