Headline Roundup • November 10th, 2016
Why the Polls Failed
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How much did polls miss the mark on Trump — and why?
Washington Post
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Trump’s poll and forecast-defying victory Tuesday immediately raised criticisms of a crisis in public opinion polling, with CNN anchor Jake Tapper saying the result would put the polling and voter projection industry “out of business.”
Why the Polls Failed
The American Spectator
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“Things are seldom what they seem.” So sings the aging “Buttercup” in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance. Similarly, the opinions and preferences that respondents reveal to pollsters are sometimes falsely reported.
The polls clearly got it wrong': The autopsy will take months
CNN Digital
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Pre-election polls underestimated support for Donald Trump -- and now there's a crisis of confidence in polling and media circles.
