2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumOnce again, the polls were wrong
Or, to put it more lightly, unable to accurately predict the outcome well.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/ma/massachusetts_democratic_presidential_primary-3891.html
Massachusetts:
RCP Average: Hillary +6.7
Emerson: Hillary +11
Suffolk University: Hillary +8
Actual: Hillary +1.8
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/ok/oklahoma_democratic_presidential_primary-5739.html
Oklahoma:
RCP Average: Hillary +2
Monmouth: Bernie +5 (2/25-2/28)
News 9: Hillary +2 (2/23-2/25)
Actual: Bernie +10
artislife
(9,497 posts)dchill
(38,532 posts)elleng
(131,107 posts)thanks for confirming that I STILL don't have to read polls!
TSIAS
(14,689 posts)Usually seems to underestimate Sanders' vote (except in SC).
merrily
(45,251 posts)mhatrw
(10,786 posts)And probably the voting machines as well.
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)By 10 points!!!!
Wow, now I feel like an Okie from Muskogee.
pansypoo53219
(20,995 posts)nothing. line seemed to go dead. weird. not even a thank you.
femmedem
(8,207 posts)It might have been the Clinton campaign ID'ing their supporters.