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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer
Haven't all pollsters long since adjusted their polling methods to adapt to the technology?
I have wondered whether Trump supporters are not being undercounted because they refuse to/are too embarrassed to/are too paranoid to identify themselves to pollsters as Trump voters. We'll find out tomorrow.
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The major ones have, but the big issue is that the polling cannot be automated, therefore making it extremely expensive.
Even the ones that have, the era and demographics of cell phone users are changing rapidly. I'm not convinced pollsters are keeping up with their methodologies. Things have gotten progressively worse since 2008 in terms of polling.
Due to high unfavorability ratings, there may be large "silent majorities" either way.
If there was ever an election where polls are off, it would probably be this one.
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