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FiveThirtyEight gives a reason why Ted Cruz probably isn’t doing as bad a s polls show….

September 1, 2018 By jamesb

Why? Simply because Texas polling tends to be off by as much as 8% points on average .... The August polling averages were off by between 5 points and 14 points in any given year. On average since 1990, they were off by about 8 points. Of course, that error could cut … [Read more...] about FiveThirtyEight gives a reason why Ted Cruz probably isn’t doing as bad a s polls show….

Filed Under: Government, Politics, Polling Tagged With: Cruz, FiveThirtyEight, O'Rourke, Polling errors, Texas US Senate race

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