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...media make much ado about the so-called Bradley effect [Nov. 3]. And it doesn't take a genius to see that John McCain and Sarah Palin have counted on this racial motivation to help them overcome the consequences of their poorly run campaign. But we must now factor in an even more potent quotient: the Obama effect--that quality whereby the more you get to know a politician, the more you like and trust him or her. This likability and perceived trustworthiness continue to grow over time. Across the board, Obama's ratings have steadily increased with key groups...
...achievements and noted that his campaign appeared to be “on the verge of triumph against astonishing odds,” he reminded listeners that the election was “by no means a foregone conclusion given the so-called ‘Bradley effect’ and the efforts at voter suppression in so many parts of this country...
...effort to ensure the organization's more than 1,000 surveyors are diverse - in previous elections, surveyors tended to be young, and presumably attracted younger participants (who are more likely to be Democratic). The questionnaires are filled out anonymously and deposited into boxes, which pollsters say helps decrease the Bradley effect, in which voters don't to tell pre-election pollsters that they're planning to vote for white candidates over black candidates. About half of all those asked to fill out exit poll questionnaires decline...
...those are questions for another day. The big news tonight is that whether or not there's a Bradley effect, it's nowhere near as big as the Bush effect. And now a guy who would have had to ride the back of the bus in some of this country when he was a kid has grown up to run this country. Historians will remember that...
...tomorrow’s presidential election, a key question throughout the election has been whether polls overstate the support of black candidates. Fortunately for the Obama campaign, a new Harvard study finds that the senator may not have much to worry about. In November 1982, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, a black Democrat, was running ahead in the polls for governor of California and was feeling confident going into election day. Pre-election polling showed that he had a significant lead over his Republican opponent, and exit-polling conducted on the day of the election predicted that Bradley would emerge...