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Video: Why have polls underestimated Donald Trump?

We’re in an era where the people most likely to respond to a poll are also the most likely to vote Democratic for president. Pew Research Center’s head methodologist, Courtney Kennedy, explains how pollsters are tackling this challenge to make samples as representative as possible. To learn more about polling basics, watch our Methods 101 video series.

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