Sentence examples for pre-election polling from inspiring English sources

David Cameron won an overall majority – an outcome deemed near impossible based on pre-election polling.

Plissner, a strict constructionist, thinks the phrase is today being stretched past its original meaning: "The phrase should not be used to describe pre-election polling.

Pre-election polling forecast a near-sweep by opposition candidates, but the results were reversed, with the United Socialist Party winning 18 of the 23 races.

Marina Silva, the Green Party's candidate and a devout evangelical Christian, was able to capitalize on this in the first round, taking 19 percent of the vote, well exceeding pre-election polling.

Pre-election polling around the country had found that if Mr. Nader were not in the race, perhaps half his supporters would back Mr. Gore; others had said they did not know what they would do in the event of a Nader-less race, though some said they would vote for Mr. Bush.

In both states, Clinton substantially underperformed pre-election polling.

More to the point, he did better in the election than in the pre-election polling.

That is at odds with all other high-quality, large sample pre-election polling that a plausible explanation is required.

Pre-election polls suggested a tight contest.

Contrary to pre-election polls, the B.J.P. lost the election.

But pre-election polls showed Ms Jennings in the lead.