Why the ‘likely voter’ is the holy grail of polling

What are the chances you will vote in the 2016 general election? Did you vote in the 2012 presidential election?

These are the questions pollsters often use to identify “likely voters,” perhaps the most ubiquitous and least-understood phrase in election news — and for two big reasons: CONT.

Scott Clement, Washington Post

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