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oswaldactedalone

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26. While the Rand poll
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 12:11 PM
Nov 2012

was only a national poll and it was very unique in it's methodology, it came within a few tenths of nailing the general election results. I think they should feel good about their methodology and use it again in '16.

Thanks. Saw this on Lawrence O'Donnell last night and meant to find a copy. The asterisks,for those Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #1
PPP is hired by Dems but can still be accurate Cicada Nov 2012 #2
You have the cart before the horse. grantcart Nov 2012 #6
When I follow your link, I see a page that ranks PPP as third most accurate. Jim__ Nov 2012 #3
I am baffled. I just hit the link again and got the same list grantcart Nov 2012 #5
It looks like that link takes me to an updated page. Jim__ Nov 2012 #7
not a big deal but when I hit the link I get the other page, and that page is the one that is being grantcart Nov 2012 #10
Here's a direct link to Fordham's report. Jim__ Nov 2012 #22
you know that is very sloppy work grantcart Nov 2012 #23
Always said that PPP ,was the most accurate pollster outsideworld Nov 2012 #4
In A Perfect World Republican And Democratic Pollsters Would Produce The Same Results DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #8
When all the votes are counted, there will be a Democratic pollster on top of the list, but not PPP. bornskeptic Nov 2012 #9
No is talking about the largely irrelevent national polls but the hundreds of critical state polls grantcart Nov 2012 #11
You didn't read the last line above the list of polls? bornskeptic Nov 2012 #12
NPR at 26? Xyzse Nov 2012 #13
I don't take Gravis rating seriously. If you are going to run a con then you are going to select a grantcart Nov 2012 #17
Interesting... Xyzse Nov 2012 #19
PPP did well on the national level but they were caught fudging figures in the MO Senate race. former9thward Nov 2012 #14
they did state , that most polled had probably not heard about the rape comments outsideworld Nov 2012 #15
Other polls released at the exact same time showed Akin down by 9-12. former9thward Nov 2012 #16
Rasmussen poll was intentionally bad because they wanted to force akin out of the race outsideworld Nov 2012 #24
Mason Dixon had McCaskill up 9 at the same time. former9thward Nov 2012 #27
I am unaware of PPP doing any national polls grantcart Nov 2012 #18
From your link: former9thward Nov 2012 #21
Accurate Polling... PoliticalBiker Nov 2012 #20
The D is not an indication of slant, it is what it is cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #25
That is basically my point grantcart Nov 2012 #29
While the Rand poll oswaldactedalone Nov 2012 #26
what was unique about their methodology grantcart Nov 2012 #28
Totaly agree. The perception that D pollsters are D leaning is in most cases totally wrong. DCBob Nov 2012 #30
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