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cthulu2016

(10,960 posts) Thu Oct 11, 2012, 01:43 PM Oct 2012

Why Swing States Poll Differently

Two words.

Television advertising.

In the swing states a lot of money was spent months ago pre-defining Romney, and there are constant ads from both sides defining the race. (And news media are less important, relatively.)

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