Why the polls sometimes vary widely
October 17th, 2008 at 11:07am Pat Cunningham
The Wall Street Journal Online has a pretty good explanation HERE regarding differences among polls on the presidential race.
UPDATE: Speaking of polls, Matt Drudge is at it again, pimping another poll that shows John McCain gaining on Barack Obama.
Yesterday, I told you HERE of the Drudge Report going bananas over a Gallup poll that used questionable methodology.
Today, Drudge is TOUTING a worthless weeks-old poll from AP/Yahoo.
UPDATE II: Meanwhile, the latest Diageo/Hotline daily tracking poll SHOWS Obama with a 10-point lead.
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1. LD | October 17th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
The economics of reporting polls
http://election.princeton.edu/2008/10/17/the-economics-of-reporting-polls/#more-1917
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