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20. In 2008 Nate Silver ranked them as having a rightward bias....this year

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 01:00 PM

Oct 2012

early on he rated them as slightly leftward but now says they've evened out.

But check this thread out for one DUer's 2008 results in swing states; they underrated Obama's vote in 4 out of 6 states.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251105016

Battle-ground State-Obama 2008 Margin of Victory/PPP-Final Obama poll margin just prior to 2008 election

Florida-Obama +2.8/PPP-Obama +2............................. Obama -0.8

Ohio-Obama+4.6/PPP-Obama +2.................................. Obama -2.6

Virginia-Obama+6.3/PPP-Obama+6................................. Obama -0.3

Colorado-Obama+9.0/PPP-Obama+10...............................Obama +1

North Carolina-Obama+0.3/PPP-Obama+1............................. Obama +0.7

Nevada-Obama+12.5/PPP-Obama+4...................................... Obama -7.5

And Nevada should actually read Obama -8.5!

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Obama leads by 2 in Virginia [View all] highplainsdem Oct 2012 OP

Any swing state sulphurdunn Oct 2012 #1

Virginia was the state that had voter registration forms being thrown out magical thyme Oct 2012 #4

PPP is a Dem pollster. Jennicut Oct 2012 #9

With regards to PPP, please check this thread Lex Oct 2012 #12

They were good during 2008 for the swing state polling. Jennicut Oct 2012 #17

True. I like to use averages of the main polls. They are tied today in VA. Which is good news. Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #16

In 2008 Nate Silver ranked them as having a rightward bias....this year magical thyme Oct 2012 #20

Must we have this Debbie Downer paranoia ad nauseum? RBInMaine Oct 2012 #23

Wake up! sulphurdunn Oct 2012 #24

Bye Bye Romney "surge" Andy Stanton Oct 2012 #2

In VA 2theleft Oct 2012 #3

Awesome! BootinUp Oct 2012 #5

Thank you! As a VA resident, this makes me so happy!!!! forestpath Oct 2012 #6

Obama premiered his "Romneisa" in VA yesterday DavidL Oct 2012 #7

And, it is important for him to fire up young people--he was on the GMU campus. I would like to see spooky3 Oct 2012 #13

The fact that the older people favored Obama is encouraging! DavidL Oct 2012 #15

If VA goes blue again.. game over. DCBob Oct 2012 #8

Maybe Kaine's coattails can help the President byeya Oct 2012 #10

the polls show Kaine's race is too close for comfort also spooky3 Oct 2012 #14

Kaine's coattails, or Allen's Klan robes? carolinayellowdog Oct 2012 #28

VA has a lot of Obama/Kaine signs out. obxhead Oct 2012 #11

If Va. wants to save their mountians,state parks and their health- they should go 100% Obama Sunlei Oct 2012 #18

The polls are going berserk this cycle. TahitiNut Oct 2012 #19

All over the place. LisaL Oct 2012 #21

I don't believe these polls are truthful anyway because they try to make them close. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #22

Well Said! n/t DarthDem Oct 2012 #25