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  • They absolutely do, or try to

    What I heard was that they don't try to.

    Apparently their approach is different from the UK. Here they try to predict a result taking factors like that into account. There the focus is on reporting clean numbers, allowing people to overlay their own assumptions, should they wish to.

  • There the focus is on reporting clean numbers, allowing people to overlay their own assumptions, should they wish to

    LOL, that is the complete opposite of what I've read about the polling in the US, including from the pollsters themselves. They have absolutely under-reported Trump in previous years and they pretty much all admit that. I think they're over-compensating this time to 'regain some lost credibility'.

  • Any links? I'm trying to get to the bottom of it.

    What I heard was that there was one poll which asked 'who are people like you voting for?' or 'who are your friends voting for?' and that was more accurate.

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