Page 12 - Sampling Error News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Holding her own and really very quiet on the subject of running for president. >> yes, yes, look at this. here's our brand-new poll. on the battle for the gop nomination that came out yesterday. look where sarah palin is, pretty much tied at the top there. if you counter in the sampling error. and a gallup poll came out the day before that has palin right near the top, as well. it's a wide-open field. take a look at this next number. it seems republicans and independents are not so satisfied. look at this number. not so satisfy would the field. only 16% say they're really enthusiastic and look...

recall that could have an effect on your weekend fun. first, the latest on the search and recovery efforts in joplin, missouri. scores of people are still unaccounted for on this memorial day weekend. 156 people are listed as missing and searchers still going through piles of debris and the death toll could rise and the confirmed number of deaths stands at 132 with more than 1,000 injured. more than 2,500 people have applied for federal disaster assistance to help with home repairs and personal losses. fema has approved $2.8 million in aid. president obama is returning from his o...

It's a seat the democrats are desperate to keep, but a brand new poll shows it's neck and neck. a field poll released this morning shows 47% of california voters support incumbent democratic senator barbara boxer, 44% support her republican opponent, karlie fiorina. the three-point difference between the two is within the poll's sampling error. thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you very having me on the show. >> the same field poll shows your unfavorability ratings have jumped to 52%. why do you think more than half of california voters just don't like you? >> well, it's not about ...

When, in fact, the president's numbers have been extremely even among independent voters for a year and a half now, between 40% and 50%. sampling causes sampling error. that's what you're seeing right now. it's not as if the president's standing -- >> this swing is a sampling error, sir? >> well, listen to what i said -- the president's approval rating among independents has been between 40% and 50%, steadily now for a year and a half. you had a blip up a year ago temporarily for a week. now you're having a blip down through sampling error, temporarily, for another week, and you're making that...

Congratulated for doing it and i'm appreciative -- >> is his fame -- he's the most recognized general i can think of, other than powell or sho-- s his fame help? >> my reaction to the picture of him with the vice president was he could have drank through the entire hearings and probably gotten 99-0 vote, he is that popular, he is that good. i think one of the signs of that is he actually took a step down from his position to do this. it shows how committed he is to doing the right thing for the country. and i think he couldn't have picked a better person. >> let me sneak this in before we're o...