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POLITICAL POLLS vs WEATHER FORECASTS: Who has the harder job making predictions?

POLITICAL POLLS vs WEATHER FORECASTS: Who has the harder job making predictions?

Update: 2020-11-08

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Overall, most polls performed very poorly again, even after polling companies (they are not owned by "the media") stated they were making corrective compensations for errors committed in 2016. Is political polling more difficult than weather forecasting and, if so, why might that be? I'm not sure I have THE answer, but I do have some ideas on the comparison. PLEASE SHARE, thanks!

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POLITICAL POLLS vs WEATHER FORECASTS: Who has the harder job making predictions?

POLITICAL POLLS vs WEATHER FORECASTS: Who has the harder job making predictions?

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