Don’t blame the presidential race polls

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The failure to recognize Donald Trump’s chances of being elected president wasn’t the fault of bad polling data, but of bad analysis.

A review of national and battleground polls heading into Trump’s stunning victory over Hillary Clinton on Tuesday revealed red flags for the Democratic nominee, and signs that her Republican opponent was positioned to win.

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