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Analysis

Why People Lie About Having Voted for Obama


Jun 19, 09 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - A lot of people are lying about having voted for President Obama. A recent Wall Street Journal poll gives Obama a 50%-39% edge over John McCain—a big bump over his actual 7% victory. A New York Times survey shows Obama winning with a nearly 2-to-1 margin. That’s a... More »

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Barack Obama • John Kerry • Election 2008 • George W. Bush • poll numbers • popular vote • pollsters • President Obama

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Pollsters: Our Predictions Could Be Off

Cell phones, turnout, and prejudice threaten to skew forecasts

Oct 9, 08 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pollsters worry that a growing affinity for cell phones (most surveys rely on landlines), unspoken racial biases, and tough-to-predict turnout among young people and black people could skew their predictions come November, writes Mark Blumenthal in the National Journal. When pollsters "compare notes this year, worry is the prevailing... More »

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cell phones • poll • racism • exit polls • Election 2008 • pollsters

Barr, Nader Each on 40+ States' Nov. Ballots

Best-known third-party candidates get 3.3% in polls, but experts say that may ebb

Sep 19, 08 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Voters in most states in the US will see Ralph Nader and Bob Barr on the presidential ballot, Politico reports. Nader made it in 45 states and the District of Columbia, though the independent missed Texas. Barr’s Libertarian bid made the ballot in 44 states. The two combined for... More »

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Pennsylvania • Massachusetts • Ralph Nader • third party candidacy • Election 2008 • Independent Party • Bob Barr • opinion polls • pollsters

ANALYSIS

 Will Women 
 Abandon 
 Palin, Too? 

What makes women shed their ideals to support Palin?

Sep 14, 08 5:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Geraldine Ferraro joined Walter Mondale's ticket in 1984, Ronald Reagan got a boost from women voters who may have felt threatened by Ferraro's personal and professional success. Nearly 25 years later, the effect of Sarah Palin joining John McCain contrasts sharply with Ferraro's fortunes, and prompts Newsweek to take... More »

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suffrage • Geraldine Ferraro • female voters • women in office • Sarah Palin • pollsters

 'Palin Factor' Levels Race

McCain tied with Obama in latest poll

Sep 10, 08 3:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has erased Barack Obama's lead, transforming the presidential race to a statistical dead heat, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Obama's lead among women dropped from 10 to 4 points since August, which is largely attributed to Sarah Palin's popularity, reports MSNBC. More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Geraldine Ferraro • Walter Mondale • Sarah Palin • favorability rating • opinion polls • NBC News/Wall Street Journal • pollsters

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