The latest CNN/ORC poll has captured a tremendous amount of attention because real estate mogul Donald Trump has hit a polling high of 36 percent. …
When you examine the poll, which was taken from Nov. 27 through Dec. 1, 2015 (which was a holiday weekend and is problematical all by itself in terms of who the respondents were), it is clear that the pollsters chose to ask five questions on the topic of illegal immigration prior to asking about the Republican nomination horserace. This is a bad polling practice that can skew the results. CONT.
Lara Brown (GWU), usnews.com