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A new analysis of Pew Research Center pre-election surveys conducted this year finds that support for Republican candidates was significantly higher in samples based only on landlines than in dual frame samples that combined landline and cell phone interviews. The difference in the margin among likely voters this year is about twice as large as in 2008.
Few Aware of TARP Repayment, Inflation Rate
Economic News Seen as a Mix of Good and Bad
Public Less Happy Than After 2006 and 1994 Elections
Most Followed Returns on Election Night
Fewer See Benefits from Free Trade Agreements
GOP Wins Big Despite Party's Low Favorability
More Hear about Marijuana Initiative than Stewart Rally
About Half Say GOP Likely to Win House Majority
Increasing Partisan Divide on Energy Policies
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times
But Many Say U.S. Has Been Lucky in Avoiding Attack
Democrats Stirring But Are No Match for Energized Republicans
Jump in Attention to Midterm Election News
More Now Say GOP Likely to Win Control of House
Data from Pew Research Center polling this year suggest that the landline-only bias is as large, and potentially even larger, than it was in 2008.
Education Debate Also Draws Interest
Majority Continues to Favor Gays Serving Openly in Military
by Carroll Doherty, Associate Director, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
Special to the BBC
Few Have Heard a Lot about GOP's
by Michael J. Robinson, Special to the Pew Research Center
More Conservative, More Critical of National Conditions
Partisans Differ in Views of Elections and Coverage
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