Here’s a handy guide to understanding polls and their margins of error
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THIS will help you discern whether a poll shows one candidate clearly ahead of another or whether the race is close.
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Pat Cunningham offers an unabashedly liberal perspective on national politics. A note of caution: The language gets a litttle salty on some of the sites to which this blog links. So, don’t say you weren’t warned. By the way, this blog’s name is inspired by the Will Rogers quote, “All politics is applesauce.” |
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- Here's McCain's response ad on house flap
- Another pathetic expression of celebrity envy
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- How many houses does McCain own?
- McCain abandons effort to change GOP platform plank on abortion
- Last-minute guess: Obama will pick Hillary
- McCain takes 5-point lead in Reuters poll
- Obama's ads getting tougher
- The nasty tone of McCain's campaign is not his fault; the media have forced him into it
- Poll shows Americans prefer Obama's new brand of patriotism over McCain's more traditional style
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- Here's McCain's response ad on house flap
- Another pathetic expression of celebrity envy
- Voices
- How many houses does McCain own?
- McCain abandons effort to change GOP platform plank on abortion
- Last-minute guess: Obama will pick Hillary
- McCain takes 5-point lead in Reuters poll
- Obama's ads getting tougher
- The nasty tone of McCain's campaign is not his fault; the media have forced him into it
- Poll shows Americans prefer Obama's new brand of patriotism over McCain's more traditional style
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