Are the presidential polls skewed?

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(11-07-2012 02:36 PM)tjkelli Wrote:  Most of the pollsters (sans Rasmussen) were right.

It does appear that way. I've spent a little time reading explanations from pollsters and pundits who were wrong, but I haven't seen a good coherent explanation. Michael Barone mentioned he based his opinions on what he referred to as the "fundamentals," which has been a reliable conventional wisdom, but that these election results didn't quite follow them. I've heard lots of opinions, but they are mostly speculation. I'd like to think that we'll eventually have more real data to digest.

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