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Over at Unqualified Offerings, Jim Henley reveals the formula that right wingnut Dean Chambers uses to make sure that poll results just look right to him.

Here’s three pieces of the algorithm. Follow the link for the rest.

      1. Does a poll show an Obama lead outside the so-called margin of error? The poll is skewed.
      2. Does a poll show an Obama lead inside the MOE? That’s a “statistical tie.”
      3. Does the poll show a Romney lead inside the MOE? Don’t call this a “statistical tie.” Call it a Romney lead*.
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