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Associated Press Changes Standards on Pre-Election Polls

Joe Crowe : Apr 19, 2018
Newsmax.com

"No matter how good the poll or how wide a candidate's margin, results of pre-election polls always reflect voter opinion before ballots are cast. Voter opinions can change before Election Day, and they often do." -New AP stylebook standard

(Washington, DC)— [Newsmax.com] A new chapter in the AP's stylebook, which is used by most news organizations in the U.S., presents a rule that bars journalists from making a whole story out of pre-election poll results, Politico reported Tuesday. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

"Poll results that seek to preview the outcome of an election must never be the..."

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