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cnlst8 Donating Member (195 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 02:51 PM
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Is there a website to show the accuracy of predictions from polling firms?
The election is a month away and we are gonna be sworm w/ new polling data and predictions. I've been following polling firms accuracy since the 2004 elections, but do not have the exact data of the actually accuracy of their predictions. I know that there are many site posting a collection of different pollster predictions and than calculating the average of them, but like in 2004 in found there sites are not always accurate. I prefer to see the actually data of accuracy.

I have my own opinions on good pollsters. what polling firm do you trust?
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 02:59 PM
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1. Other polling firms?
There is no absolute yardstick of what people will do on election day until they actually do it.
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 03:22 PM
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4. Someone needs to do a poll ...
of the polling firms.
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Yoda Yada Donating Member (474 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 03:01 PM
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2. I don't know...
...that's a good question.

But I do believe that Katherine Harris told us EXACTLY what SHE has experienced (concerning predictions) when she said, "You can make polls say whatever you want."
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greyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-06-06 03:04 PM
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3. here's one
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