Polls more accurate than rassmussen in '08

[DAVOL]

CNN/Opinion Research
Ipsos/McClatchy
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl
FOX News
IBD/TIPP
and just as good
Pew Research
Oh and by the way rassmussen now has Obama ahead by 2 points.
Oh and the rcp average was 300% closer in "08 than Rassmussen.
RealClearPolitics - Election 2008 National Head-to-Head Polls

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

http://www.fordham.edu/images/acade...ccuracy in the 2008 presidential election.pdf

 

[DAVOL]

http://www.fordham.edu/images/acade...ccuracy in the 2008 presidential election.pdf

Well I guess they (Fordham) screwed up huh if not please explain these 2 links that I'm putting.
CNN/Opinion Research
RealClearPolitics - Election 2008 National Head-to-Head Polls
In my world 7 is closer to 7.3 than 6 is that is what you call basic math.

 

[therealUT]

Well I guess they (Fordham) screwed up huh if not please explain these 2 links that I'm putting.

Fordham did not screw up so much as they jumped the gun. The Fordham report was an initial report published on November 5, 2008, the day after the election. At that time, all the votes had not been tallied. Not sure why anyone would cite the Fordham report though after it was proven to be mostly incorrect once all the votes were in.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

The final 2008 Rasmussen poll was 46-52. The actual results were 46-53. The final Gallup poll was 55-44

 

[therealUT]

The final 2008 Rasmussen poll was 46-52. The actual results were 46-53. The final Gallup poll was 55-44

DAVol is right; you are wrong. Unless the facts regarding both the pre-election polls and the final outcome of the 2008 election are going to change, then DAVol was correct in listing the polls that were more accurate than Rasmussen was in 2008.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

Not really sure what I said was wrong but okay