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Originally Posted by RevelateTransform
At the end of the day, why even look at polls when they totally failed in 2016?
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Because that’s not true. A few states were widely off (WI, IA, OH) but most were within the margin of error. The nationwide vote was only off by 1.1%.
Real Clear Politics 2016 Final Prediction vs. Actual
National: RCP = Clinton +3.2 Actual Results Clinton +2.1 (error +1.1)
Florida: RCP = Clinton +0.2 Actual= Trump +1.2 {error + 1.0)
Pennsylvania: RCP = Clinton +1.9 Actual = Trump +0.7 (error + 2.6)
Michigan: RCP = Clinton + 3.4 Actual = Trump + 0.3 (error + 3.7)
Wisconsin: RCP= Clinton +6.5 Actual = Trump + 0.7 (error + 7.2%)
Ohio: RCP= Trump + 3.5 Actual = Trump +8.1 (error + 4.6)
Iowa: RCP = Trump + 3.0 Actual = Trump + 9.5 (error +6.5 )
North Carolina: RCP= Trump + 1.0 Actual = Trump + 3.7 (error +2.7)
Arizona: RCP = Trump +4.0% Actual = Trump + 3.5% (error +0.5)
Texas: RCP = Trump + 12% Actual= Trump + 9% (error + 3.0)
Nevada: RCP= Trump + 0.8 Actual= Clinton + 2.4 (error + 3.2)
New Hampshire: RCP = Clinton +0.6 Actual = Clinton + 0.3 (error +0.3)
Georgia: RCP = Trump +4.8 Actual= Trump +5.1% (error + 0.3)
Colorado: RCP = Clinton +2.9 Actual = Clinton + 4.9% (error + 2.0)
Virginia: RCP= Clinton +5.0 Actual= Clinton + 5.4 (error + 0.4)
Maine: RCP= Clinton + 4.5% Actual= Clinton + 2.9% (error +1.6%)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/ep...tein-5966.html