The Long Odds of the Opinion Polls

Despite their close following in the media, opinion polls remain an unreliable art, less reliable than the fortune-telling power of the bookies’ odds.
The Long Odds of the Opinion Polls
Political opinion polls are not as reliable as weather-forecasting but used almost as often. Bruno Vincent/Getty
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Political opinion polls are not as reliable as weather-forecasting but used almost as often. (Bruno Vincent/Getty)
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