Comments on: Then suddenly, the polls got interesting http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/10/19/then-suddenly-the-polls-got-interesting/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:14:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Greg http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/10/19/then-suddenly-the-polls-got-interesting/#comment-21 Greg Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-21 Just how much the Australian electorate is influenced by polls is largely unknown. Is this Wag the dog? (or worm?) Pollster John Stirton remarked last night on ABC that “I think the next two weeks, if there's not a significant move back to the Government, I think they're in real trouble”. Just how much the Australian electorate is influenced by polls is largely unknown.

Is this Wag the dog? (or worm?)
Pollster John Stirton remarked last night on ABC that “I think the next two weeks, if there’s not a significant move back to the Government, I think they’re in real trouble”.

]]> By: Peter http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/10/19/then-suddenly-the-polls-got-interesting/#comment-22 Peter Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-22 Morgan has been hopeless as a predictive tool for many years now. Having it in the aggregation substantially devalues the usefulness of the final quantum. Morgan has been hopeless as a predictive tool for many years now. Having it in the aggregation substantially devalues the usefulness of the final quantum.

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