But Labour's wipeout in Scotland was the only bit of this election accurately
predicted by the pollsters, although even here the scale of our defeat was underestimated.
Most of the 30 are Conservatives, reflecting the result that is
predicted by pollsters.
Not exact matches
Moreover, samples are often unrepresentative of the population, introducing systemic biases
by overweighting the preferences of certain demographics: Yair Lapid had always
predicted that he would win more seats than he was forecast, because
pollsters relied on calling people
by landline, and his supporters, predominantly young, had only mobile phones.
Pollsters predict another hung parliament in May this year, which is also likely to be characterized
by a more complex constellation of political forces than its predecessor.
On election night, Clinton, buoyant in the hopes of a much -
predicted win embellished
by the major
pollsters, political pundits and social media soothsayers, chose to hold her victory celebrations at Manhattan's Jacob Javits Centre where there is a gigantic, transparent ceiling — a dramatic way to consummate her victory.
In a November 2006 press release issued
by his firm, Braynard boasted that, thanks to his patented «Braynard Precision Survey Method,» he was the only
pollster to correctly
predict the wide victory margin for Democrat Ben Cardin in his Maryland Senate race that year against Republican Michael Steele.
How did the
pollsters blunder so badly
by predicting a photo - finish and hung parliament?
Grant partnered with Remington Research Group, a
pollster that made its name, in part,
by predicting a Donald Trump in 2016 win when others wouldn't.
One of the country's most respected
pollsters tells me he
predicts the referendum will be lost
by quite a wide margin.
Today's meeting comes against a backdrop of a slight narrowing of the polls, but also a Labour fear that extra spending
by the Tories in marginal seats might mean Cameron winning a majority with just a six - point national lead, three or four points fewer than many
pollsters predict.