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2016 Postmortem

TroyD

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9. 'Gallup has a slight pro-Republican bias this season.'

Reply to Blue Yorker (Reply #8)

Fri Sep 14, 2012, 07:57 PM

Sep 2012

It definitely seemed to until this past month. I think Nate Silver pointed it out as well.

But it seems to be correcting now since Gallup has been one of the best pollsters for Obama since the DNC.

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Gallup - Obama (+5) [View all] TroyD Sep 2012 OP

Need to get it above 50%. The magic number. longship Sep 2012 #1

100% post-convention TroyD Sep 2012 #2

If there was a fade to the bounce, we should be seeing signs of that by now. BlueStreak Sep 2012 #3

If there was, it's probably been wiped out by Romneyshambles Ebadlun Sep 2012 #4

Indeed. The campaign is deep in their bunkers rationalizing that BlueStreak Sep 2012 #5

There is definitely a fade already... regnaD kciN Sep 2012 #6

You may be right, but I note BlueStreak Sep 2012 #7

On yesterday's Ipsos tracking, Obama jumped to 7% Blue Yorker Sep 2012 #8

'Gallup has a slight pro-Republican bias this season.' TroyD Sep 2012 #9

Given the trend the next few days will probably have Obama up by 2-3 WI_DEM Sep 2012 #10