Early general election trial heats tell us little, but pollsters have other questions to ask. Chris Christie’s negatives are higher than those of past nominees. And what’s the point of the margin of error, anyway? This is HuffPollster for Monday, January 26, 2015.
GENERAL ELECTION 2016 POLLS DON’T PREDICT MUCH, YET – Jason Linkins: “[L]eading up to any presidential election, there will be months in which the head-to-head polling of the race is very accurate and other months in which it’s very inaccurate. I’ve prepared a little guide here, ranking the 10 best months for polling accuracy for the next presidential election, in order from least to most accurate.
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-African Americans see the lack of diversity in this year’s Oscars as part of a longstanding problem. [YouGov]
-The U.S. still lags other nations in its percentage of female leaders. Pew
