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Gallup explains why its polls were wrong

  Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and Rolling Stone Contributing Editor Eric Bates join Alex Wagner's panel to talk about Gallup’s reasoning for why their polls showed Mitt Romney winning before the 2012 election.

Gallup to alter polling methods after misfire on 2012 U.S. election

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gallup, one of the world's most prominent polling groups, said on Tuesday it would adjust some of its survey methods after drawing criticism for inaccurately forecasting that Republican Mitt Romney would win the 2012 presidential election. Full story

Gallup reviewing what went wrong with its 2012 polling

  Gallup's Frank Newport joins Morning Joe to discuss an extensive review the polling organization is conducting of its 2012 polling. Over a four week period before the 2012 election, Gallup's daily tracking poll showed Romney leading by margins ranging from one to seven percentage points.

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