Re:One pollster’s explanation for why the polls got it wrong
by buzzy_hacker on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @03:48PM
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Accurate polling is important because it lets politicians and journalists know what is politically possible. But, over-reliance on polls can prevent politicians from doing things that are right but unpopular. A great discussion on the role of polls can be found in this podcast episode https://pca.st/episode/c7683cc8-1031-45ac-ac0c-533aff34557b Especially near the 27-minute mark
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Re:One pollster’s explanation for why the polls got it wrong
by rootusrootus on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @03:53PM
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> lets politicians and journalists know what is politically possible
Perhaps issue polling is much more useful than candidate polling.