as in interviewer
a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information
he wouldn't tell the exit pollster whom he'd voted for
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Election Day is here, but pollsters are increasingly unsure who will win the White House race—and Wall Street is taking no chances either.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump’s strength with young male voters has been a recurring narrative in the campaign’s final months, though pollsters caution that some of these supporters might not turn out for the former president.
—Yash Roy, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
In recent days, the race between Trump and Harris has seemingly tightened as betting markets – which previously showed Trump as favorite – narrowed, and with pollsters describing it as a 50-50 toss up.
—John Hyatt, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Selzer is something of an institution in Beltway circles, a pollster known for her long record of accuracy and her willingness to publish outlier polls that go against the prevailing narrative.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump’s strength with young male voters has been a recurring narrative in the campaign’s final months, though pollsters caution that some of these supporters might not turn out for the former president.
—Yash Roy, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
In recent days, the race between Trump and Harris has seemingly tightened as betting markets – which previously showed Trump as favorite – narrowed, and with pollsters describing it as a 50-50 toss up.
—John Hyatt, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Selzer is something of an institution in Beltway circles, a pollster known for her long record of accuracy and her willingness to publish outlier polls that go against the prevailing narrative.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Pollster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollster. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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