New And Improved HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More
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.
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| Democrats | |||
 clinton |
48% Quinnipiac Poll (New Jersey) |
 SCORPIOOctober 26, 1947 Some thoughts you can share with others and some thoughts you must keep to yourself and so long as you know where the dividing line falls you won't have any problems today. However, if you let slip information that should have stayed secret you could cause yourself unnecessary problems later on. |
60.5% chance of winning |
 obama |
43% Quinnipiac Poll (New Jersey) |
 LEOAugust 4, 1961 Not everyone is as adventurous as you, so make allowances and don't try to force those who have a strong sense of their own mortality into doing something they see as dangerous, even though to you it holds no terrors at all. Your super confident nature is one of the things that makes you special. |
39.7% chance of winning |
| Republicans | |||
 huckabee |
26% Strategic Vision Poll (Georgia) |
 VIRGOAugust 24, 1955 If your sixth sense tells you this is not a good time to take risks then you must listen to it carefully. It does not matter how much others may try to persuade you there is nothing to fear, you know in your bones that caution is the best policy. It's your health that is on the line after all. |
0.8% chance of winning |
 mccain |
31% Strategic Vision Poll (Georgia) |
VIRGO August 29, 1936 If your sixth sense tells you this is not a good time to take risks then you must listen to it carefully. It does not matter how much others may try to persuade you there is nothing to fear, you know in your bones that caution is the best policy. It's your health that is on the line after all. |
87.6% chance of winning |
 paul |
5% Strategic Vision Poll (Georgia) |
LEO August 20, 1935 Not everyone is as adventurous as you, so make allowances and don't try to force those who have a strong sense of their own mortality into doing something they see as dangerous, even though to you it holds no terrors at all. Your super confident nature is one of the things that makes you special. |
2.3% chance of winning |
 romney |
29% Strategic Vision Poll (Georgia) |
 PISCESMarch 12, 1947 You're in the right position to take care of a relationship issue -- even if your partner or friend isn't on the same page. You've found the right way to adjust your own attitude so things just slide. |
8.7% chance of winning |
| weather report | ||
| East |  |
Boston, Mass. 40 degrees (F), 20% chance of showers |
| southwest |  |
Phoenix, Ariz. 58 degrees (F), 60% chance of showers |
| midwest | |
Lake Forest, Chi. 39 degrees (F), 80% chance of showers |
| west |  |
Salt Lake City, Utah 28 degrees (F), 60% chance of showers |
Sources:
Democratic Poll: Quinnipiac Poll
Taken Jan. 30- Feb. 3 among 463 likely Democratic primary voters across New Jersey. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.6 percentage points
Republican Poll: Strategic Vision Poll
Taken Feb. 1-3 among 600 likely Republican voters in Georgia. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.5 points.
Horoscopes: Astrology.com
Weather: Weather.com
Betting Lines: Intrade Prediction Markets
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