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2016 Postmortem

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13. I think polling is pretty much useless

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 05:43 PM

Nov 2012

it can't measure who actually goes to the polls

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DOES Gallup and the other Dinosaur Pollsters Iggy Nov 2012 #2

Yep! bushisanidiot Nov 2012 #3

Pollster and pundit ineptitude is a major takeaway from this election BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #4

exactly, this is the kind of end that makes you feel grand, boys Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #10

Worse than Rasmussen and Gravis? That's gotta hurt! Lol nt helpisontheway Nov 2012 #5

I agree more with the Fordem University study that has PPP as #1 WI_DEM Nov 2012 #6

Fordham bases it on national polling RomneyLies Nov 2012 #7

Why would Gallup then be in the same boat then? MadBadger Nov 2012 #18

Delivering more polls shouldn't give you extra brownie points Welcome_hubby Nov 2012 #14

Brad Coker/Mason Dixon was dead wrong on Florida.. DCBob Nov 2012 #8

They were using a very restrictive likely voters model. LisaL Nov 2012 #12

Brad Coker/Mason Dixon Tom Byron Nov 2012 #19

"The Mason-Dixon Lie" out soon in paperback Tom Byron Nov 2012 #22

Brad Coker/Mason Dixon Tom Byron Nov 2012 #20

Nate Silver's having too much fun Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #9

Wait!! Nate forgot Unskewthepolls.com WonderGrunion Nov 2012 #11

They've given up on unskewing polls. Now they just skew themselves. nyquil_man Nov 2012 #15

I just visited unskewedpolls.com to see what's going on reflection Nov 2012 #17

I think polling is pretty much useless Polldancer2012 Nov 2012 #13

Looks like Gallup polled a Republican county. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #21

Mason Dixon sucked in 2010 Tom Byron Nov 2012 #23

There were a lot of questions about Gravis Marketing davidpdx Nov 2012 #24