https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/01/when-internal-polls-mislead-a-whole-campaign-may-be-to-blame/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 03:36:51 -0400<![CDATA[The traditional explanation for this phenomenon is that the subset of campaign polls that are released to the public is subject to a type of selection bias. Campaigns conduct polls all the time, but only occasionally disclose these results to the public and will be much more inclined to do so when the numbers are favorable for their candidates (especially in comparison to independent polls). In essence, the internal polls that filter their way into the public domain may be the outliers.]]>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 15:00:56 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/01/when-internal-polls-mislead-a-whole-campaign-may-be-to-blame-n97946