tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617803227802905172.post4028865656607167360..comments2024-02-01T02:35:32.798-05:00Comments on Collins Watch: New Poll: 10 PointsContrapositivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08645775885446988732noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617803227802905172.post-5876352980961756152008-07-25T14:10:00.000-04:002008-07-25T14:10:00.000-04:00Actually, the CI poll is not sampled to reflect vo...Actually, the CI poll is not sampled to reflect voter registration, it's a business poll that also asks political questions.<BR/>CI polled 42% Democrat, 27% Republican, and 23% Independent. Maine's most recent voter registration breaks down as 32.8% Democrat, 28% Republican, and 39.2% Independent.<BR/>So you can see that this poll is weighted almost 10 points too heavy to Democrats. <BR/>If you recalculate the raw numbers to reflect voter registration data (which is what all other political polls do), Collins' lead increases to 56%- 35%.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com