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Election Polls Are More Accurate If They Ask Participants How Others Will Vote
Most public opinion polls correctly predicted the winning candidate in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

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Most public opinion polls correctly predicted the winning candidate in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

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