Comments on: Bob Herbert (NYT) has a new article on race! (and the election) http://andthecowgoesmoo.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/bob-herbert-nyt-has-a-new-article-on-race-and-the-election/ Pointing out the obvious for those that dwell waaaay over my head Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:45:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: eshum777 http://andthecowgoesmoo.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/bob-herbert-nyt-has-a-new-article-on-race-and-the-election/#comment-44 eshum777 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:27:16 +0000 http://andthecowgoesmoo.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-44 Thanks for the update, Dan. Do you know if the how the discrepancy between the poll data and the voting results compared to previous, non-ethnic/gender-based elections? I have been fairly negligent in monitoring the poll movement before the vote, and then the results. The campaign season makes me a bit too depressed for me to follow to that degree. That, and seeing John Edwards consistently net between 4%-30% of the vote in the caucuses and 14%-18% in the primaries (http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/candidates/#1803). ... the metacow Thanks for the update, Dan. Do you know if the how the discrepancy between the poll data and the voting results compared to previous, non-ethnic/gender-based elections?

I have been fairly negligent in monitoring the poll movement before the vote, and then the results. The campaign season makes me a bit too depressed for me to follow to that degree. That, and seeing John Edwards consistently net between 4%-30% of the vote in the caucuses and 14%-18% in the primaries (http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/candidates/#1803).

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]]> By: Dan Cheek http://andthecowgoesmoo.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/bob-herbert-nyt-has-a-new-article-on-race-and-the-election/#comment-43 Dan Cheek Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:36:18 +0000 http://andthecowgoesmoo.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-43 The race factor has already skewed polls, in the Democratic Primary. In several states, based on poll results, many analysts were expecting huge margins of victory for Obama. However, the actual results came in MUCH different, with Obama barely eeking out a win or, in some cases, not winning the state. The race factor has already skewed polls, in the Democratic Primary. In several states, based on poll results, many analysts were expecting huge margins of victory for Obama.

However, the actual results came in MUCH different, with Obama barely eeking out a win or, in some cases, not winning the state.

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