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Wow! The CBS poll is so ridiculous, RCP isn't even including it in their average. (Original Post) Drunken Irishman May 2012 OP
Good. More to come on this I hope. lamp_shade May 2012 #1
What did they do? Rex May 2012 #2
CBS poll had Rmoney ahead by 3 points thelordofhell May 2012 #3
Geeez... Rex May 2012 #6
I don't understand the mathematical averaging on RCP Sheepshank May 2012 #4
They're averaging the percentage, not the margins... Drunken Irishman May 2012 #7
This poll should be pulled. Dawson Leery May 2012 #5
even CBS admitted that this was not a 'traditional' poll azurnoir May 2012 #8
This was a warped poll and yet Jamaal510 May 2012 #9
 

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)
4. I don't understand the mathematical averaging on RCP
Tue May 15, 2012, 03:13 PM
May 2012

if Romney is a total of +4
and Obama a total of +19

how can Obama's RCP average be +1.8?

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
7. They're averaging the percentage, not the margins...
Tue May 15, 2012, 03:22 PM
May 2012

Obama | Romney

45-47
46-45
43-44
50-42
49-42
47-48
46-43
47-47

The average of each poll is: 46.6-44.8 in favor of Obama. That's a margin of 1.8.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
8. even CBS admitted that this was not a 'traditional' poll
Tue May 15, 2012, 03:26 PM
May 2012

it was based on call backs but it has garnered them a fair amount of attention

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