Ethan Chen

Oct 29, 2024 | split-ticket.org | Lakshya Jain |Ethan Chen

One question we keep getting is whether Republican-leaning polls are biasing our poll averages. The criticism goes as such: since the averages are only as good as the data that goes into it, a flood of polls from GOP-leaning pollsters would meaningfully bias the polling outlook rightward. This is what many call “flooding the zone”.…