https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/18/there-is-no-question-that-the-2012-election-was-challenging-for-pollsters/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 10:15:40 -0400<![CDATA[A Republican operative who worked on congressional races this past cycle was more blunt, saying his party’s data was often wrong in contests where the Hispanic or youth voters, or both, were factors. Where a race was largely decided by the white vote, GOP data tended to be reliable, said this operative, who declined to speak on the record in order to provide a candid assessment of the surveys produced by GOP pollsters.]]>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:00:10 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/18/there-is-no-question-that-the-2012-election-was-challenging-for-pollsters-n97575