Comments on: Rasmussen: Obama Up By 5, 5 http://donklephant.com/2008/07/27/rasmussen-obama-up-by-5-5-2/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:33:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John W http://donklephant.com/2008/07/27/rasmussen-obama-up-by-5-5-2/comment-page-1/#comment-412318 John W Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:22:41 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6465#comment-412318 The day to day tracking polls are not statistically significant. The margin of error is not just a catchphrase. One candidate cannot meaningfully gain or lose a single point. If there is a major shift, that'd be newsworthy. Small gains are not. In fact, it's more risky to suggest that it's even news, when it's more likely to be nothing. The day to day tracking polls are not statistically significant. The margin of error is not just a catchphrase. One candidate cannot meaningfully gain or lose a single point.

If there is a major shift, that’d be newsworthy. Small gains are not. In fact, it’s more risky to suggest that it’s even news, when it’s more likely to be nothing.

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