posted by D. Cupples | Problems with polling data and media reporting have been bothering me for months (links on next page). Below is a several-minute clip from The A Daily Show: an interview in which polling giant John Zogby touches on some limitations of polling.
Jon Stewart asks the same question I did a few days ago: why do pundits and journalists have to predict an election, instead of just waiting to see what happens?
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