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TexasCPA

(527 posts) Thu Oct 11, 2012, 11:32 AM Oct 2012

OH Obama +1 Ras Poll

They didn't like their results of +1 for Obama last Thursday; therefore, I guess they decided to do another Ohio poll.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/ohio/election_2012_ohio_president

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OH Obama +1 Ras Poll (Original Post) TexasCPA Oct 2012 OP

He's up by 6 in a poll out today Sugarcoated Oct 2012 #1

and he's still up +1--well I like the CBS-Q poll of Ohio better +6 Obama WI_DEM Oct 2012 #2

18% OH early voting results already in Maximumnegro Oct 2012 #3

I was reading Nate Silver this morning meadowlark5 Oct 2012 #4

Sugarcoated

(7,726 posts)

1. He's up by 6 in a poll out today

Reply to TexasCPA (Original post)

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 11:37 AM

Oct 2012

and two others by 5 so this one is prolly an outlier

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)

2. and he's still up +1--well I like the CBS-Q poll of Ohio better +6 Obama

Reply to TexasCPA (Original post)

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 11:38 AM

Oct 2012

Maximumnegro

(1,134 posts)

3. 18% OH early voting results already in

Reply to TexasCPA (Original post)

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 11:39 AM

Oct 2012

w/ 63-37 Obama, so this just shows how FOS Ras is...

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)

4. I was reading Nate Silver this morning

Reply to TexasCPA (Original post)

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 11:40 AM

Oct 2012

And he was comparing state polls vs. national polls. There was more data to show that state polls actually give more accurate poll numbers than national. Something about "herding" of polls so all pollsters come more in line with what other polls are saying where state polls don't do that.

Having said that, I think I read that Ohio state polls have him up +5 or 6.

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