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2016 Postmortem

TexasCPA

(527 posts) Thu Sep 27, 2012, 08:10 PM Sep 2012

Republican cooked poll for IA

http://theiowarepublican.com/2012/romney-leads-obama-in-latest-tir-poll/

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Republican cooked poll for IA (Original Post) TexasCPA Sep 2012 OP

Here is how they cook it TexasCPA Sep 2012 #1

The other recent polls have Obama ahead in Iowa TroyD Sep 2012 #2

TexasCPA

(527 posts)

1. Here is how they cook it

Reply to TexasCPA (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 08:13 PM

Sep 2012

"The major difference between the polls could be attributed to the political make up of the sample. Public Policy Polling’s Iowa sample was comprised of 37 percent-identified Democrats, 33 percent of identified Republicans, and 27 percent of identified independent or no-party voters. The TIR/VCR poll was comprised of 36 percent registered Republicans, 35 percent registered Democrats, and 30 percent no-party voters."

TroyD

(4,551 posts)

2. The other recent polls have Obama ahead in Iowa

Reply to TexasCPA (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 08:19 PM

Sep 2012

So I guess they needed a Republican firm to come up with a Romney lead, but it's not very encouraging for him that the most they could do was get him to +1.

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