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Eric J in MN

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Thu Jul-08-04 06:20 PM
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10. Some pollsters assume there are an equal number of Republicans

Some pollsters assume there are an equal number of Republicans and Democrats.

If they call 800 people, and 60% say "I'm a Democrat and I'm voting for Kerry, and 40% say, "I'm a Republicans and I'm voting for Bush," then they will ADJUST the result by party-affiliation and say the race is 50-50.

I don't know if AP-Ipsos did this, but they don't say what their method was, and I don't trust polls where the method is a secret.

I think a poll with a secret method is bogus.

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