New And Improved HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For February 14
Polls have come to dominate the media's horse race coverage of political campaigns. Pundits and reporters constantly use them to tell us who's hot and who's not -- but skip over the fact that plummeting response rates and variables like undecided voters and margins of error and often render these polls useless as anything other than lightweight diversions on par with horoscopes and political betting lines. Our HuffPollstrology chart helps keep you up to date on the latest poll results, along with the latest horoscope predictions, and the latest online political betting lines - and will hopefully help the polling junkies in the media keep polls in the proper perspective.
See the bottom of the entry for polling methodology.
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| Democrats | |||
 clinton |
39% PPP Poll (Wisconsin) |
 SCORPIOOctober 26, 1947 It's just possible that you are expecting too much of someone. Perhaps you think that they can read your mind. You may need to spell things out! Where it comes to affairs of the heart, you may need to be exceptionally clear: if not with words, then with actions. You might also have to accept that a certain degree of public profile is inevitable: uncomfortable as that might be. |
28.0% chance of winning |
 obama |
50% PPP Poll (Wisconsin) |
 LEOAugust 4, 1961 This is supposed to be a flippantly romantic day. You may be asked to play the role of go-between. Plotting a little mischief could suit your mood. However, there are reasons for thinking that mistakes could happen. In fact, this might be described as an accident-prone day. Considerable care may be needed to get things running smoothly. It might also be necessary to give support to someone who's clearly upset. |
73.5% chance of winning |
| Republicans | |||
 huckabee |
32% PPP Poll (Wisconsin) |
 VIRGOAugust 24, 1955 Your nervous system could be put to the test. Of course you might enjoy being part of what's going on in the background. Enjoying knowing exchanges with certain people could be fun. However, there is a real danger that with your ruling planet retrograde, that Cupid's arrows could miss their targets. Unravelling what was supposed to happen and comparing it with what does could be entertaining. At work, you may find you're needed to be in several places at once, and that all too frequently you're hearing only half a story. It could take a couple of days to resolve this. |
1.7% chance of winning |
 mccain |
53% PPP Poll (Wisconsin) |
VIRGO August 29, 1936 Your nervous system could be put to the test. Of course you might enjoy being part of what's going on in the background. Enjoying knowing exchanges with certain people could be fun. However, there is a real danger that with your ruling planet retrograde, that Cupid's arrows could miss their targets. Unravelling what was supposed to happen and comparing it with what does could be entertaining. At work, you may find you're needed to be in several places at once, and that all too frequently you're hearing only half a story. It could take a couple of days to resolve this. |
94.6% chance of winning |
 paul |
7% PPP Poll (Wisconsin) |
LEO August 20, 1935 This is supposed to be a flippantly romantic day. You may be asked to play the role of go-between. Plotting a little mischief could suit your mood. However, there are reasons for thinking that mistakes could happen. In fact, this might be described as an accident-prone day. Considerable care may be needed to get things running smoothly. It might also be necessary to give support to someone who's clearly upset. |
1.3% chance of winning |
| weather report | ||
| East |  |
New York, NY High of 38 degrees (F), 20% chance of rain. WindsNW at 10 to 20 mph. |
| south | |
San Antonio, TX High of 78 degrees (F), 10% chance of rain. Very windy. SSE winds at 25 to 35 mph. |
| midwest |  |
Milwaukee, WI High of 31 degrees (F), 70% chance of snow. Winds SSW at 15 to 25 mph. |
| west | |
Los Angeles, CA High of 68 degrees (F), 20% chance of rain. Winds NE at 15 to 25 mph. |
Sources:
Democratic Poll: Public Policy Polling Poll
PPP surveyed 642 likely Democratic primary voters on February 11th. The survey's margins of error is +/- 3.9%. Other factors, such as refusal to be interviewed and weighting, may introduce additional error that is more difficult to quantify.
Republican Poll: Public Policy Polling Poll
PPP surveyed 700 likely Republican primary voters on February 11th. The survey's margins of error is +/- 3.7%. Other factors, such as refusal to be interviewed and weighting, may introduce additional error that is more difficult to quantify.
Horoscopes: horoscopes.co.uk
Weather: Weather.com
Betting Lines: Intrade Prediction Markets
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