Far be it from lil ole me to disagree with Nate Silver, the polling guru who has gained even more celebrity this cycle because he correctly foretold President Obama’s victory.
But Silver, in his latest post criticizes how internal numbers can often mislead the media — and the candidate. Although that is true — and certainly was in Mitt Romney’s case, as Silver points out — the real story here is one that is general to the media — reporters should know which pollsters to trust — and specific to Nevada — very few pollsters should be trusted here. [cont.]
Jon Ralston, Ralston Reports
See also:
Nate Silver: When Internal Polls Mislead, a Whole Campaign May Be To Blame
Mark Mellman & Jim Margolis: Harry Reid: Withstanding the Wave