Subject: Evaluating the Pollsters
From: "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>, "Alexander Snyder-Mackler" <[email-masked]>, "beau biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 09:30:06 -0400

Evaluating the Pollsters<http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/11/05/evaluating_the_pollsters.html>Nate
Silver<http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/rasmussen-polls-were-biased-and-inaccurate-quinnipiac-surveyusa-performed-strongly/>
takes
a look at the accuracy of pollsters in the midterm elections and concludes
Rasmussen Reports "badly missed the margin in many states, and also
exhibited a considerable bias toward Republican candidates."

"Other polling firms, like SurveyUSA and Quinnipiac University, produced
more reliable results in Senate and gubernatorial races. A firm that
conducts surveys by Internet, YouGov, also performed relatively well."

-- 
Eric D. Schwerin
Rosemont Seneca Partners
(202) 333-1880
[email-masked]