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Gallup Predictions.. (Original Post) SCliberal091294 Oct 2012 OP
We've been predicting that for days, but... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #1
Gallup has been all over the place in past elections until the final mzmolly Oct 2012 #2
Idk, Gallup's procedures are clearly messed up. pointsoflight Oct 2012 #3

regnaD kciN

(26,045 posts)
1. We've been predicting that for days, but...
Sun Oct 21, 2012, 09:40 PM
Oct 2012

...just the opposite has happened. I think Gallup's a lost cause -- their methodology must be doing something different from everyone else. As I wrote before, either they will turn out to be the only pollster who got it right, or they're going to wind with egg all over their faces. Want to take bets in which is more likely?

mzmolly

(51,003 posts)
2. Gallup has been all over the place in past elections until the final
Sun Oct 21, 2012, 10:23 PM
Oct 2012

days of the race. At that time, presumably they make adjustments?

pointsoflight

(1,372 posts)
3. Idk, Gallup's procedures are clearly messed up.
Sun Oct 21, 2012, 11:16 PM
Oct 2012

They've been a major outlier ever since they change their methods earlier in the month (on top of leaning R to begin with), whether it was to intentionally muddy the waters or not. Unless they fix their methods, I wouldn't count on things moving much with that poll.

They're going to need to fix their methods before election day, though, because if they don't, they'll end up being way off of the final results, and that ain't good for business.

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