>On Thu, 5 Oct 2000, Nathan Newman wrote:
>
>> According to the Zogby-Reuters poll, the candidate apparently receiving the
>> biggest boost from the debate was Nader, who registered 7% in the most
>
>I wouldn't give too much credence to an individual poll. Zogby-Reuters Oct
>2-4 has Nader at 7%, while Gallup Oct 1-3 has Nader at 2%. A candidate
>scoring low is apt to appear to fluctuate more strongly, but that's merely
>because they're scoring low in the first place and therefore any gain or
>loss in a poll is a massive gain or loss.
The variations may also have to do with how they weight "likely voters." What if a lot of Nader supporters are young and/or former nonvoters?
Doug