Comments on: International bloggers tackle polling http://voiceswithoutvotes.org/2008/10/28/international-bloggers-tackle-polling/ Americans vote. The world speaks. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:24:42 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Steve http://voiceswithoutvotes.org/2008/10/28/international-bloggers-tackle-polling/comment-page-1/#comment-1365 Steve Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:18:11 +0000 http://voiceswithoutvotes.org/2008/10/28/international-bloggers-tackle-polling/#comment-1365 The mainstream media coverage of polling is utter crap. Those people who would like a clear picture of what all of the many polls really add up to should visit www.fivethirtyeight.com , a website that cobbles together the numerous polls at both the national and state levels to illustrate the current state of the US Presidential and Senate races. Currently Obama has a 96.7% chance to win to McCain's 3.3%. Those who do visit the site should be aware that this is a statistical model which interprets polls, not a media blowhard, as is the case in the US mainstream media. In other words, it's about the most trustworthy polling data you can find on the Internet today. - A U.S. voter whose vote counts about as much as a foreigner's The mainstream media coverage of polling is utter crap. Those people who would like a clear picture of what all of the many polls really add up to should visit http://www.fivethirtyeight.com , a website that cobbles together the numerous polls at both the national and state levels to illustrate the current state of the US Presidential and Senate races. Currently Obama has a 96.7% chance to win to McCain’s 3.3%. Those who do visit the site should be aware that this is a statistical model which interprets polls, not a media blowhard, as is the case in the US mainstream media. In other words, it’s about the most trustworthy polling data you can find on the Internet today.

- A U.S. voter whose vote counts about as much as a foreigner’s

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