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ProSense

(116,464 posts) Sat Jan 19, 2013, 12:50 AM Jan 2013

Gallup And USA Today Sever Polling Partnership

Gallup And USA Today Sever Polling Partnership

The USA Today/Gallup poll is no more.

Gallup will no longer conduct polls for USA Today, the two organizations announced on Friday, per the Washington Post.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/gallup-usa-today-sever-polling-partnership

Maybe Gallup can do polling for Fox and Rove.

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Gallup And USA Today Sever Polling Partnership (Original Post) ProSense Jan 2013 OP

After the black eye most of the pollsters got last year rocktivity Jan 2013 #1

Most of the pollsters did pretty well. 11cents Jan 2013 #2

I admit, I still listen to some NPR programs TxDemChem Jan 2013 #3

rocktivity

(44,577 posts)

1. After the black eye most of the pollsters got last year

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2013, 01:06 AM

Jan 2013

a shakeup was inevitable.

rocktivity

11cents

(1,777 posts)

2. Most of the pollsters did pretty well.

Reply to rocktivity (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 19, 2013, 01:28 AM

Jan 2013

If they hadn't, Nate Silver's model wouldn't have worked. As he said at the time, if the polls turned out to be way off, then his predictions would be way off too. Gallup stood out because it was so far off the general trajectory.

TxDemChem

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3. I admit, I still listen to some NPR programs

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2013, 02:06 AM

Jan 2013

And when Frank (Stanton?) would be on Marketplace telling KR about the latest Gallup poll, I often thought something didn't quite sound right. And every time the numbers seemed a bit off from less biased polls, he'd always try to explain the methodology used for Gallup polling. And after the election, I'm sure many people wondered when Gallup would be considered a little out of touch with the electorate. I know I did.

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