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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-21-04 07:24 PM
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Anyone know the methodology for Mason-Dixon polling?
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pabloseb Donating Member (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-21-04 07:27 PM
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1. Methodology? What methodology?

Either they do a real poll and then shift the results 5% towards *, or they just take some other recent polls and shift them.
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-21-04 07:29 PM
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2. LOL
Just poll and add 5% to the Republicans...
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Birthmark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-21-04 07:29 PM
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3. The formula they use:
If D > R, then R= R+5. Repeat as necessary.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-21-04 07:55 PM
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4. Yeah...I know. But would really like to see it in print.
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pabloseb Donating Member (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-21-04 08:00 PM
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6. They're a total scam... just look at MI n/t
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phirili Donating Member (451 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-21-04 07:58 PM
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5. Keep Bush ahead
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