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Drunken Irishman

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1. No, one point is not insignificant.

Reply to earthside (Original post)

Fri Sep 14, 2012, 03:07 PM

Sep 2012

It's remarkable how little pollsters actually know about polling. The odds of Romney leading in this poll are worse than Obama ... even with the margin of error. So, no, a one-point lead, while not significantly large, is significant enough.

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No, one point is not insignificant. Drunken Irishman Sep 2012 #1