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In reply to the discussion: Hillary 75%, Bernie 15%, Webb 4%, O'Malley 2% [View all]RichVRichV
(885 posts)Sorry, I refuse to link outside sources because I never know what is considered a right wing rag around here (we really need a running list posted). Just google "polling likely voters" for better explanation.
To try and explain it, people who don't vote often tell pollers they will (don't ask me why, I'm not an expert). To make "likely voters" more accurate they have a series of questions they ask including things such as "are you registered", "have you voted recently", "what age are you", "do you know where your polling place is", "how likely are you to vote from 1 to 10", etc. Then they score them based on the answers to determine if they're actually a likely voter.
People who don't check off enough boxes may be excluded even if they say they intend to vote.