Post-Convention, Registered Voter, Two-Way Trial Heats Thus Far

Ruy Teixeira has definitely won me over when it comes to determining the most accurate most important trial heat models. For me, it is all about the two-way, registered voter trial heats:
ABC
940 RV, 7/30-8/1, MoE 3 (7/22-25 results)
Kerry 52 (48)
Bush  45 (49)

ARG
776 RV, 7/30-8/1, MoE 3.5 (7/1-7/3 results)
Kerry 49 (49)
Bush  46 (45)

CBS
991 RV, 7/30-8/1, MoE 3 (7/11-7/15 results)
Kerry 49 (49)
Bush  43 (44)

CNN
1,366 RV, 7/30-8/1, MoE 3 (7/19-7/21 results)
Kerry 48 (49)
Bush  48 (45)

Newsweek
1,010 RV, 7/29-7/30, MoE 3 (7/8-7/9 results)
Kerry 52 (51)
Bush  44 (45)
With the exception of ABC news, it would appear that so far there has been no real bounce. But hey, so what? Kerry's still in a pretty damn good position, especially when you consider all of the discussion here over the weekend about how undecideds break in elections with incumbents. Kerry's lowest score is 49, and Bush's highest is 47. Numbers like these on Election Day would almost certainly spell Bush's doom. While I would like to see Kerry up by another three or four points, I'm still pretty happy when I look at these numbers.



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ABC poll's (none / 0)

party ID sucks, but go on believing these numbers are real.  November will not be a fun month for y'all.
by Anonymous Citizen on Mon Aug 02, 2004 at 05:23:00 PM EST

Re: ABC poll's (none / 0)

I do not even believe you are real.

Go on denying that the last 120 national polls aren't accurate. Every single one, except for Fox polls and the Harris poll from early June, spells doom for Bush.

by Chris Bowers on Mon Aug 02, 2004 at 05:27:52 PM EST
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Re: ABC poll's (none / 0)

I don't deny the last 120 polls, just the ones that show Kerry gaining. ;->

Actually, party ID is a big deal and I think that the media hasn't picked up on democrats who have become GOPers since 9/11 (anecdotally, I know of many).

Of course, I recognize that there has been some movement the other way as well (which is so often reported).

It's going to take a miracle for polls to be accurate this year.

by Anonymous Citizen on Mon Aug 02, 2004 at 05:36:50 PM EST
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Re: ABC poll's (none / 0)

The Party ID weighting is receving a little more attention tha normal, but complaints about an improper party weighting a mostly baseless. There hasn't been a major study on Party ID in several months, and as such there is no way to know how accurate either a 34-33 weighting or a 39-29 weighting is. I will say that the 34-33 weighting of the previous ABC news poll was representative only of the all-time high for Republicans produced in the Pew poll of October last year, and thus was dubious itself. 39-29 may appear dubious, but there is no new information out there to demonstrate its validity one way or the other.
by Chris Bowers on Mon Aug 02, 2004 at 07:32:22 PM EST
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Harris Party ID (none / 0)

Back in late February, Harris pegged national party ID at 33-28-24 D-R-I. For a poll immediately after the Democratic convention to show the the Democratic lead is five points higher than this is hardly extreme.
by Chris Bowers on Mon Aug 02, 2004 at 07:48:56 PM EST
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Re: ABC polls (none / 0)

I remember many print media stories on Dems becoming Goopers after 9/11... IN 2002, WHEN IT HAPPENED. Haven't seen many in the past year or so because the movement's now the other way-- especially among the youngest voters, where Kerry's doing best.
by Anonymous Citizen on Mon Aug 02, 2004 at 08:00:58 PM EST
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Re: ABC polls (none / 0)

Yeah, but thee is little proof either way. The Harris poll, more than five months old, is the most recent survey of its kind.
by Chris Bowers on Mon Aug 02, 2004 at 08:17:13 PM EST
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CNN poll: correction (none / 0)

According to Pollingreport.com, CNN's got the two-way race among registered voters as 50-47 for Kerry, not 48-48.
by RT on Mon Aug 02, 2004 at 09:21:25 PM EST

Re: CNN poll: correction (none / 0)

The update was after last night's polling, which polling report currently does not include.
by Chris Bowers on Mon Aug 02, 2004 at 09:33:11 PM EST
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