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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-10-08 08:56 AM Original message |
DU polling experts: how are state polls superior to national polls? |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-10-08 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
1. I don't think it's the accuracy, but the significance... |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-10-08 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
2. It's because we use the electoral college to elect the President. In theory........... |
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suston96 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-10-08 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
3. Polls are not based on accuracy.......They are just guesses. and bad ones at that. |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-10-08 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
4. Its the way that the President wins... Electoral college map is the accurate |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-10-08 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
5. Sample size and the electoral college, we win state by state. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-10-08 09:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Thanks. I should have stated that I understand the Electoral state vote importance but really |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-10-08 09:33 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I realized that after I replied. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-10-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. In your opinion, which of the types of state polls do you consider better designed? |
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suston96 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-10-08 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
9. Here......... |
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