Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100713:13:21:00
"decision 2010" oil politics. a candidate apparently advocating for drilling in lake michigan or so one democrat claims. we bring you margin of error. this is the amount in either direction a poll could be wrong so it's best to use an example. if a poll number said 50% with a 3% margin of error, that mean technically could be as high as 53% or as low as 47% but -- >> however, this is a crutch and the single most misleading number ever reported with an accurate poll. why? because it is the maximum amount that a poll could be wrong. it is not as if it is equally a possible that a poll is wrong...