🇺🇸 USA 5h ago · W. Joseph Campbell

Commentary: I study polling failures – this time, pollsters were mostly right, if not precise

Rhode Island Current
Rhode Island local news
View Channel →
Commentary: I study polling failures – this time, pollsters were mostly right, if not precise
Source ↗ 👁 1 💬 0
Voters exercise their right to vote at Greenbush Elementary School in West Warwick on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. (Photo by Laura Paton/Rhode Island Current)This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
The crucial test for preelection polls is whether they broadly indicate how voters are likely to decide. By that fundamental measure, the 2026 midterm polls largely succeeded in anticipating outcomes on Election Day.
If somewhat tentativ

Comments (0)

Sign in to join the discussion

More Like This

Finish 2026 feeling organized: a year-end money checklist for Maine families
The Portland Press Herald · 4h ago
Soil health key to improving human health, RFK Jr. says in visit to North Dakota ranch
South Dakota Searchlight · 5h ago
Tribal chairs tell RFK Jr. they need federal resources to improve their own healthcare
South Dakota Searchlight · 5h ago
Judge blocks construction of Trump’s proposed Washington arch
Honolulu Star-Advertiser · 5h ago
Former WV US Sen. Rockefeller, ‘a compassionate, decent, and true leader,’ dies at 89
West Virginia Watch · 5h ago
Crown Jewel on Portland’s Great Diamond Island up for sale
The Portland Press Herald · 5h ago