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The New York Times

Accurate Polls Hinge on a Tricky Question: Who’s Actually Going to Vote?

Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies Brian Schaffer comments on the imprecise nature of polling “likely voters” noting, “The reason you should care is because [polling] does reflect that turnout matters.” Data on voter records from Schaffner’s 2020 Cooperative Election Study is also referenced.
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