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gabeana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 12:19 PM
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Aren't those M-D polls kinda outdated
I know released today but it looks like their last day of polling was 10/30 just looking on the RCP state polls
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Thrill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 12:20 PM
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1. They were all done before the 30 min ad. So they are useless
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shotten99 Donating Member (478 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 12:25 PM
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2. Looked like small sample sizes
Besides, rule of thumb states: toss out the highest and lowest..
Outliers happen.

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melody Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 12:33 PM
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3. Nate Silver covers them nicely today
http://fivethirtyeight.com
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