<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Doug Henwood <dhenwood@panix.com></I></B> wrote:
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<P><BR>Presidential elections are a big test for the polling industry - <BR>their final results get compared to the real thing in front of the <BR>whole world, and it affects their commercial business. So it wouldn't <BR>be in their interest to blow smoke; it's much more in their interest <BR>to get it right.<BR><BR>So Nov 2 will be a big test for the pollsters.<BR><BR>Doug<BR>___________________________________</P>
<P><BR>Didn't most of the pollsters except Zogby get 2000 wrong? I seem to recall that most everyone had Bush winning the popular vote. </P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><p>
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