- Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, a trio of USA TODAY/Suffolk University polls found.
- Harris leads Trump 49%-46% in Pennsylvania, a statewide poll of 500 likely Pennsylvania voters conducted Sept. 11 to Sept. 15 found.
- Harris also enjoys higher personal popularity among likely Pennsylvania voters, with 49% having a favorable opinion of the vice president, compared to 47% with an unfavorable opinion.
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Margin of error on this poll is 4.4%. Don’t even bother clicking this. Vote.
I was recently listening to NPR/public radio discuss the margin of error. There are 4 types, and only one of those are used when reporting poll numbers.
The recommendation was to double the reported number to get a better idea of the true margin of error.
Edit: Found it! It was from On the Media, WNYC. September 13th, 2024 episode around 27m:47s. Here’s the link: https://pca.st/episode/3f8ff092-92b9-4767-9725-6dbe3af715be?t=1667
Interesting, I’ll look more into that, thanks
Yeah I wish I could share a link to the article/podcast, but I’m having trouble finding it right now.
Edit: Found it! It was from On the Media, WNYC. September 13th, 2024 episode around 27m:47s. Here’s the link: https://pca.st/episode/3f8ff092-92b9-4767-9725-6dbe3af715be?t=1667
I appreciate the sleuthing! Was an interesting listen