Early polling can do much to shape political campaigns, but for voters who are just trying to follow the debate, polls and surveys can seem contradictory and confusing. Host Scott Simon talks with Michael Dimock of Pew Research Center and J. Ann Selzer, president of Selzer and Company, about how […] Read more »
Can May Polls Predict A November Winner?
… Pollsters often ask: “If the election were held today, who would you vote for?” And right there you have a fundamental problem, says Eric Mogilnicki, a Democrat, who was chief of staff to the late Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy. [ cont. ] Ari Shapiro, NPR Read more »
What can May polls say about November?
General election campaigning between Mitt Romney and President Obama is underway, and if history is a guide, polls conducted in the month of May aren’t necessarily a predictor of where the race will be in late October. In past years in which an incumbent was running for re-election, the leading […] Read more »