So what do you think of all these YouGov Polls? (CO, FL, IA, NV, OH, PA, VA)

[WI_DEM]

Obama leads in all but North Carolina where it's Romney +1

Latest Swing State Polls
Here are the latest polls from the battleground states, updated as needed:

Colorado: Obama 50%, Romney 45% (YouGov)

Florida: Obama 49%, Romney 47% (YouGov)

Iowa: Obama 50%, Romney 46% (YouGov)

Nevada: Obama 50%, Romney 45% (YouGov)

North Carolina: Romney 49%, Obama 48% (YouGov)

Ohio: Obama 50%, Romney 46% (YouGov)

Pennsylvania: Obama 51%, Romney 45% (YouGov)

Virginia: Obama 46%, Romney 45% (YouGov)

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/10/16/latest_swing_state_polls.html

[woolldog]

1. Don't know anything about their methodology.

And how accurate they've been in the past.

Do you have any info on that?

Of course the headline numbers are nice.

[WI_DEM]

7. Click on the link

the link will take you to the page where the polls are found then click on that link for whichever state you want to look at and it should have information regarding methodology, etc.

[woolldog]

8. nvm found it

Dont know what to think now.

[geek tragedy]

2. Internet polls. Meh. nt

[Mutiny In Heaven]

5. 2nd most accurate in 2008.

Very good in the UK.

They're much more reliable than Gallup, though obviously every pollster has its up and downs.

[woolldog]

6. are these internet polls?

The numbers seem consistent with the rest of the polling I've seen, except florida and colorado, which I suspect is very close.

[geek tragedy]

9. Yes, panels of paid online respondents. File under 'zogby' nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. They Were Very Accurate In 2008

In 2008, Rasmussen and the Pew Research Center polls were the best at picking who would be the next president and by what margin.

In fact, the two polling institutions' pre-election projections were the same as the actual election outcome, according to research by Costas Panagopoulos, a Fordham University political science professor.

Panagopoulos ranked 23 major polling organizations by the accuracy of their final 2008 presidential election polls. Here is his list:

1. Rasmussen

1. Pew Research Center

2. YouGov/Polimetrix


http://www.gazettenet.com/2012/09/15/a-look-at-polling-accuracy-in-2008

[geek tragedy]

18. Zogby was considered aces after getting 2000 right.

There's just no way to get a random sample online.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

19. Zogby's 2000 Poll Was A Traditional Poll

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[Mutiny In Heaven]

20. They've been polling in the UK for a long time

using this method and have usually been very accurate. Must weight their polls well.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. They Are Internet Polls Designed To Emulate Traditional Polls

They aren't polls where anybody can vote.

[geek tragedy]

15. Still the issue of non-random samples. nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. I Agree 100%

But as you can see by my above link some of the internet pollsters did much better than traditional posters.

My problem with yougov is their numbers are already five days old.

[geek tragedy]

21. Doesn't stop bad news polls from getting hyped. nt

[mzmolly]

3. I

like.

[hrmjustin]

4. Great polls! I don't know enough about the pollster.

[otohara]

10. I Do Lot's of YouGov Pollls

They mix politics with business in their questions.

[AverageJoe90]

13. They've been pretty good in the past, from what I've seen.

They have, in fact, done a better job than Gallup and Pew over these past few weeks. Their results tend to line up with ABC and NBC as well.

Though, TBH, I think they may be underestimating our advantage in Nevada. Remember what happened in 2010? Everybody thought Angle was going to win. Then her opponent kicked her ass to the curb. You know why that was? Three words: The. Chicano. Vote.

[forestpath]

16. As a VA resident who can't afford to move to MD, I don't think I could take it if President Obama

didn't take VA again. And I'd feel a lot better if he was ahead by more than one point.