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April 13, 2005
BLOGWATCH>> Villaraigosa leads in poll
Following the latest LAT poll, L.A. Observed comments that "even whites in the Valley and blacks in south L.A. favor Antonio Villaraigosa by a wide margin, after going big for Jim Hahn in 2001. Parks and Hertzberg voters are also strongly in Villaraigosa'a column. Citywide, the bottom line among likely voters is 53-35, with 12% undecided. It's the kind of perception-altering news that will shape the rest of the race. The bloody TV-ad battle to the finish still lies ahead, but Hahn's fundraising obstacles just got higher and Villaraigosa's lower." (Read more)
Posted by webmaster at April 13, 2005 8:21 AMPosted to BlogWatch
Comments
We again find it unusual that two polls, both with "margins of error of 4%", released within 24 hours of each other, should disagree by 11% on the total of one of the candidates. You're right not to mention the SurveyUSA poll, but someone should be looking into why KABC has released two obviously out-of-whack polls now.
Margin of Error errors
Posted by: joseph at April 13, 2005 10:33 AM