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When polls showed that Romney was falling behind President Barack Obama, they sought to discredit the polls.

Polls that are too small are bad for obvious reasons.

Finally, polls that are too hard can't tell you much either.

We got data from the Gallup Organization, which you know from the political polls that have been happening lately.

In the case of countries for which survey results are missing, survey results for similar countries and expert assessments are used in order to fill in gaps.

Moreover, its poll numbers continue to climb.

Survey investigations have the advantage of using tailor made questionnaires to collect data for a specific analytical purpose.

These polls indicate high levels of satisfaction with the overall treatment given.

Polls that are too narrow, that only ask a certain type of person a question, are bad, too.

Despite their flaws, public opinion polls provide us with some sense of the thoughts and moods of large groups of people.

So, if polls are open to all sorts of manipulation and inaccuracies, why are they still so prevalent?

Indeed, one third of Democrats have at various times told pollsters that they will not vote for a black candidate.

In fact, if you look at polls, they show a declining trend for support for free trade in the West.

Citizens behavior does not seem to have changed as dramatically as have their responses to poll questions.

Business surveys or structured interviews represent another approach that has been used to obtain information on the importance of NTBs.

However, surveys tend to be very resource intensive, and this often forces researchers to compromise on the scale of the investigation.

He contends that the ban on the publication of polling results during the campaign period has not been shown to promote fair elections, as the Constitutional Court simply speculated that publication of polls could swing votes both towards and away from particular candidates.

Moreover, these studies typically pool castes into three large groups, which distorts the real picture.

And all surveys show that young men and women want to study and have a job before they marry.

Ten days ago, Viktor Yushchenko, the opposition candidate for president (who is leading in the polls), disappeared from the campaign trail.

Whether or not her judgment carries a racist undertone, as many observers believe, the polls indicate that many Americans agree.

Indeed, an astounding 87 of Indians polled said that they did not think the election mattered to them.

And a recent Associated Press Yahoo News poll suggested that his race is costing Obama six percentage points in the polls.

So how much is race costing Obama? The problem is that pollsters cannot effectively measure the problem.

But Sarkozy has not governed effectively, as his party s disenchantment with him and polling data make abundantly clear.

Since polls are costly, the Group had asked the task force to consider ways to pool resources, tap outside expertise and seek pro bono assistance.

In Mexico, López Obrador has both begun picking up in the polls in recent days, and showing his true colors, promising the stars and the moon to the Mexican electorate.

South Korea's Election Malpractice Prevention Act forbids publishing or quoting the results of public opinion polls, and any details of the polls, during the entire interval of a political campaign.

Current polls suggest that former Taipei Mayor Ma Ying jeou of the Kuomintang (KMT) leads Frank Hsieh of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).

Alternative medicine Many people with asthma, like those with other chronic disorders, use alternative treatments surveys show that roughly 50 use some form of unconventional therapy.

Buhari polled strongly in his home region, and Jonathan did well in southern Nigeria, creating the impression that the country s dormant fissures are about to erupt.

Bush has said that history will redeem him, and compares himself to President Harry S. Truman, who left office with low poll ratings because of the Korean War, yet is well regarded today.

And, despite the polls agreeing with her, she is preparing for a GOP win I am really having a strange feeling about the US Election, it's a strange feeling I can't describe. The poll survey surely go to my favor, OBAMA will win, but I do believe that race will play in the final result.

Whatever his personal beliefs, if Peña Nieto wins, he will be the PRI s first ever democratically elected president the first to become head of state because he won more votes at the polls, not because his predecessor hand picked him.

According to data compiled from monthly surveys and interviews with local traders, nearly a thousand locally sourced slow lorises exchanged hands in the Medan bird market in North Sumatra during the late first decade of the 21st century.

Bush has said that history will redeem him, and compares himself to President Harry S. Truman, who left office with low poll ratings because of the Korean War, yet is well regarded today. Will history really be so kind to Bush?

Rather, these poll numbers are a vote for the status quo they convey a broadly shared sense that political change is not desired, notwithstanding terrorist attacks, technological catastrophes, lawless police, or rigged elections.

Physician sentiment A survey in the United States of more than 10,000 physicians came to the result that approximately 16 of physicians would ever consider halting life sustaining therapy because the family demands it, even if they believed that it was premature.

NEW DELHI India has stood out around the world for being one of the few countries indifferent to America s presidential election. Indeed, an astounding 87 of Indians polled said that they did not think the election mattered to them.

Despite Sharon's absence, Kadima maintains its lead in public opinion polls the most recent gave it 44 of the Knesset s 120 seats, compared to 21 for Labor and 14 for the right wing rump Likud, under Binyamin Netanyahu.