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    Polls and Politics:

    Joined at birth
    For The
    Paul Miller Washington Reporting
    Fellows

    The Six Basics of Good Polls


    Who did the poll?
    Who paid for the poll?
    Who did the poll talk to?

    The Polls on the GOP Race

    Just for 2015

    Just the trends

    Just the Live Interviewer


    polls

    Just the Online polls

    And the Democrats

    The Six Basics of Good Polls


    Who did the poll?
    Who paid for the poll?
    Who did the poll talk to?
    How many people were interviewed?
    What questions were asked?
    What are the Known Unknowns?

    Exit Polls
    After 50 years, exit polls are still
    around.
    But they are getting a lot harder to
    conduct.

    Thank you!
    Evans Witt
    PSRAI

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