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Written by Scotty, on 19-11-2007 08:19
Agreed, Neilsen is the preferred. However, Newspoll was the only pollster who: 
 
1. Goes all the way back to 1993 with pre-election polling, and 
2. Gives state-by-state breakdowns 
 
If I used Neilsen, I'd have had to estimate the state 2PP, which would have introduced more variables than I would have liked. 
 
Newspoll haven't been too bad, though. An average of 0.75% overestimation of the ALP vote in each of the last four elections. Watch tomorrow's Newspoll and we'll have a good idea of where the final vote will be on Saturday.