as in interviewer
a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information
he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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The track record on polling is more challenging as different pollsters asking different audiences can often draw higher margins for error.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024
The panel included Steve Kornacki, NBC News national political correspondent; Mark Murray, NBC News senior political editor; Micah Roberts, Public Opinion Strategies partner and CNBC’s Republican pollster; and Jay Campbell, Hart Research partner and CNBC’s Democratic pollster.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris' chances of winning seven key swing states and securing a landslide victory are 12.6 percent—nearly half the 21.4 percent likelihood of former President Donald Trump achieving the same result, according to pollster Nate Silver.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Pew has also found the majority of pollsters have changed their methods since the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, where Trump's performance was significantly underestimated.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024
The panel included Steve Kornacki, NBC News national political correspondent; Mark Murray, NBC News senior political editor; Micah Roberts, Public Opinion Strategies partner and CNBC’s Republican pollster; and Jay Campbell, Hart Research partner and CNBC’s Democratic pollster.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris' chances of winning seven key swing states and securing a landslide victory are 12.6 percent—nearly half the 21.4 percent likelihood of former President Donald Trump achieving the same result, according to pollster Nate Silver.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Pew has also found the majority of pollsters have changed their methods since the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, where Trump's performance was significantly underestimated.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollster. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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