tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post7490399950505101150..comments2024-03-26T14:01:36.240-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: The Generic Ballot in Pennsylvania and IllinoisTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-72950761511768968102010-08-25T19:43:41.783-05:002010-08-25T19:43:41.783-05:00I bet your toss up list includes PA 12. If it does...I bet your toss up list includes PA 12. If it does, get a degree in Poly Sci before you try to be a pollster.<br /><br />Critz won by 8 pts, in a high profile race where the GOP spent big money, dumped on Pellozi, and had poll after poll showing a pending win. All the while Health Care was raging and the Tea Party was the love of the Media's half-life.<br /><br />Now, six months later the same electorate, without the buzz, and the Tea Party looking just plain looney, will swing 8+ points to the same GOP candidate they did not vote for in May? Do you understand how polls are part and parcel of why people do not trust the media?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-7176646835770048662010-08-19T12:31:56.077-05:002010-08-19T12:31:56.077-05:00The generic ballot in IL forsees GOP pickups in 11...The generic ballot in IL forsees GOP pickups in 11th, 14th and possibly 17th districts, also possibly retaining the 10th.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-89455524998718236322010-08-19T12:30:06.600-05:002010-08-19T12:30:06.600-05:00Thanx for polling the generic ballot, a 9-pt lead ...Thanx for polling the generic ballot, a 9-pt lead on the generic ballot forsees a GOP pickup of 5-6 House seats in PA, most of the Dem margin is from the 3 heavily Dem districts of Philly and PittsburghAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com