Nate Cohn at the New York Times explains why the poll results from Monmouth University might be skewed toward Hillary Clinton a bit too much. Most other polls have tended to show a tight race, but Monmouth shows a blowout. Why? One possibility is that Mrs. Clinton has made gains over the last few weeks, thanks…
Um, that “tight group”? That’s standard methodology for polling. It’s the way so-called likely voters are identified. It’s used all the time without footnotes about how skewed it is.
Some people like to be special.