Reply #15: looking at Oct 27, 2000 polls vindicates Zogby, damns Gallup

[SoCalDemocrat]

We know now that Gore lead Bush in the popular vote, and nearly won the electoral college.

On Oct 27th, Zogby had Gore ahead by 2 points in the polls.

CNN/USA Today/Gallup gave Bush a 52 percent to 39 percent edge over Gore.

Which polling technique was accurate? The answer without question is Zogby.

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October 27, 2000
Web posted at: 8:36 p.m. EDT (0036 GMT)
http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/10/27/cnntime.poll/index.html

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush holds a 49-to-43 percent edge over Democratic rival Al Gore in the latest CNN/Time poll, conducted Wednesday and Thursday.

The poll of 2,060 adult Americans, including 1,076 likely voters, has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points and is thus in essential agreement with a CNN/USA Today/Gallup tracking poll also released Friday. That poll gives Bush a 52 percent-39 percent edge over Gore. More important, both polls show the same snapshot of the current state of the presidential campaign: a solid advantage for Bush.


ABC News and The Washington Post both have daily tracking polls today putting the race at 48 percent for Bush and 45 percent for Gore. The latest Reuters/MSNBC/Zogby tracking poll has the contest at 45 percent for Gore and 43 percent for Bush.