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where are you seeing this? thanks. jezebel Nov 2012 #1
margin of error n/t Enrique Nov 2012 #2
Only a "tie" if it is a one time poll. yellowcanine Nov 2012 #3
Gallup is showing Romney ahead, which conflicts with every other non-tracking poll. nt geek tragedy Nov 2012 #11
Did they give a result or are you guessing?\nt Mass Nov 2012 #4
its coming from Editor Frank Newport MadBadger Nov 2012 #7
Way better than last R+5 tracking poll which RCP is STILL using DemsUnited Nov 2012 #5
They had to come down off their cliff BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #6
It is a tie, given the MOE. And it is one of only 2 national polls giving Romney ahead. Mass Nov 2012 #8
No it isn't. gcomeau Nov 2012 #17
Sorry, I call it as I see it, This poll shows Romney by 1, which, given polls are not exact science, Mass Nov 2012 #19
Go ahead and say it's "too close to call" then. gcomeau Nov 2012 #22
Complain to Gallup. They called their poll a tie. Mass Nov 2012 #24
Of course they did. It's the popular thing to do and it covers their asses. gcomeau Nov 2012 #25
Are you aware of how a sample works? blueclown Nov 2012 #27
Yes. gcomeau Nov 2012 #28
Gallup and Ras, the two most R-friendly pollsters, can only manage a +1 the day before election day. VirginiaTarheel Nov 2012 #9
Gallup sucks TexasCPA Nov 2012 #10
So Gallup says it has gone from Romney up by 7 about a week ago to only up by 1? VirginiaTarheel Nov 2012 #12
They're still going over the waterfall with (R)-Assmussen. geek tragedy Nov 2012 #13
Didn't you read your right wing talking points? aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #15
Yup. A 7 point swing in a week. They had to do it or be seen as totally outside the norm of the Jennicut Nov 2012 #21
I don't see this poll mentioned on Gallup site as of yet... zebe83 Nov 2012 #14
new Gallup poll bluesoul Nov 2012 #16
Thanks.... zebe83 Nov 2012 #18
Well considering we DON"T use the popular vote, who really cares?? nt progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #20
Gallup is a joke libguyob_19556dd Nov 2012 #23
I agree and welcome to DU! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #26
Full Gallup results-Likely Voters-R49%(-2) O48%(+2) Registered voters-O49%(+1) R46%(-2) VirginiaTarheel Nov 2012 #29
You got to love RCP TexasCPA Nov 2012 #30
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