[lbo-talk] More on How Lamont Blew It

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Oct 12 09:58:16 PDT 2006


On Oct 11, 2006, at 11:45 PM, ravi wrote:


> At around 11/10/06 9:33 pm, mike larkin wrote:
>> http://nationaljournal.com/todd.htm =>
>> Lieberman seems to be framing the debate and
>> appears to have the momentum.
>>
>
> Zogby 09/25 => Joe 53, Ned 33
> Rasmussen 10/03 => Joe 51, Ned 40
> Uconn 10/04 => Joe 48, Ned 40
> SurveUSA 10/08 => Joe 53, Ned 40
> Courant 10/10 => Joe 48, Ned 40
>
> This should fit right into our mathematics/innumeracy thread.

Not sure what your point is here - is it that Lieberman's lead is narrowing? But you're comparing five polls from five different pollsters, blithely ignoring what the profession calls the "house effect." If you're doing comparisons over time, use the same pollster.

Doug



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