Pew and Rasmussen Most Accurate Pollsters of 2008

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National Review:

Via the Houston Chronicle:

The Pew Research Center

and

Rasmussen Reports

were the most accurate in predicting the results of the 2008 election, according to

a new analysis by Fordham University political scientist Costas Panagopoulos

.

 

The Fordham analysis ranks 23 survey research organizations on their final, national pre-election polls, as reported on

pollster.com

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On average, the polls slightly overestimated Obama’s strength. The final polls showed the Democratic ahead by an average of 7.52 percentage points — 1.37 percentage points above his current 6.15-point popular vote lead. Seventeen of the 23 surveys overstated Obama’s final victory level, while four underestimated it. Only two — Rasmussen and Pew — were spot on.

The full list here. ((at link))