Midterm Election Results: Internet Predicted Outcomes
Using online opinions to help predict results, The Daily Beast's Election Oracle nailed almost every major race last week. Randall Lane on whether this is the future of polling.
Liza Murkowski, Joe Manchin and Sharron Angle (Photo: AP Photo; Getty Images; AP Photo)
George Gallup described polling simply as the science of reflecting public opinion, and like any science, it’s only as good as the technology driving it.