A look at the final polls before the Bush/Gore election. Interesting!

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The polls that got it right were: Zogby, Newsweek and CBS

The polls that got it wrong were: CNN, ABC, Battleground 2000, Washington Post, Portrait of America Tracking (way off)and FOX was slightly off.





CNN/USA Today/Gallup Presidential Preference (Nov. 5-6)
Margin of error +/- 2%
Bush 47%
Gore 45%
Buchanan 1%
Nader 4%


Reuters/MSNBC/Zogby Daily Tracking (Final Results)
Margin of error +/- 3%

Bush 46%
Gore 48%
Buchanan 0.5%
Nader 5%
Browne 0.6%
Phillips 0%
McReynolds 0%
Hagelin 0%


ABC News Tracking (Nov. 3-5)
Margin of error +/- 2.5%

Bush 48%
Gore 45%
Buchanan 1%
Nader 3%


Battleground 2000 Daily (Final Results)
Margin of error +/- 3.1%

Bush 50%
Gore 45%
Buchanan --
Nader 3.5%


Portrait of America Tracking (Nov. 4-6)
Margin of error +/- 1.6%

Bush 49%
Gore 40%
Buchanan 1%
Nader 4%
Browne 1%
Phillips <1%
Hagelin<1%


Newsweek – likely voters (Oct. 31-Nov. 2)
Margin of error +/- 4%

Bush 45%
Gore 43%


Newsweek – all registered voters (Oct. 31-Nov. 2)
Margin of error +/- 4%

Bush 41%
Gore 44%
Buchanan 0%
Nader 5%


CBS News (Nov. 4-6)
Margin of error +/- 3%

Bush 44%
Gore 45%
Buchanan 1%
Nader 4%


Fox News/Opinion Dynamics (Nov. 1-2)
Margin of error +/- 3%

Bush 43%
Gore 43%
Buchanan 1%
Nader 3%


Washington Post Tracking (Nov. 2-5)
Margin of error +/- 3%

Bush 48%
Gore 45%
Buchanan 1%
Nader 3%