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2016 Postmortem

kstewart33

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3. The polls should be averaged which equals a 3.6 point lead.

Reply to Dem2 (Original post)

Fri Nov 4, 2016, 07:22 PM

Nov 2016

I've read several times in several places that the polls should be averaged for the most accurate result especially when the range is large and it is (1 to 7 points).

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5 A-rated National polls just posted H+1, +2, +4, +5, +8 [View all] Dem2 Nov 2016 OP

Excellent! Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #1

IMO all of these polls understate Hillary's vote, especially in the Hispanic community Chasing Dreams Nov 2016 #2

The polls should be averaged which equals a 3.6 point lead. kstewart33 Nov 2016 #3

Uh…TWO Ipsos polls? regnaD kciN Nov 2016 #4

The two Ipsos polls have 2 different date ranges. LAS14 Nov 2016 #5

FIXED!!! Dem2 Nov 2016 #6

There's still a bit of Comey residue in these polls Charles Bukowski Nov 2016 #7