The Drapes Look Blue

There are 538 electoral votes, and each presidential candidate needs at least 270 electoral votes to win. After November 4, 2008, the election results will reveal the accuracy of the polls.

Should Barack Obama be measuring the drapes? Here is a liberal sample before the 2008 Presidential Election proceeds. Subsequently, the results of the presidential election will be displayed. Just how accurate are the polls?

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[Updated on November 5, 2008]

FINAL PROJECTION – By  FiveThirtyEight
Electoral Votes:
Obama – 348.6   McCain – 189.6

Popular Votes:
Obama – 52.3% McCain – 46.2%

Analysis: Obviously John McCain did much better than expected, especially referring to the electoral votes. ElectionProjection.com nailed the popular vote. Nice job. In retrospect, the polls were fairly accurate when representing election data. However, even with a margin of error, there can be surprises.
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[Predictions on November 1, 2008]

  • ElectionProjection.com
    Electoral Votes: Obama – 375, McCain – 163.
    Popular Votes: Obama – 52.92%, McCain – 45.08%.
  • Gallup Daily  Popular Votes: The final pre-election poll is 55% – 44%.
  • Electoral-vote.com   Electoral Votes:
    Obama – 364
    McCain – 171
  • CNN Politics  Electoral Votes:
    Obama 291
    McCain 160
    Tossup 87
  • New York Times  Electoral Votes:
    Obama 291
    McCain 163
    Tossup 84

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