As we finally hit the last weekend before Election Day, plenty of our friends are suddenly experts on the polls. Whether it's a political circle, a YA book club, or even the line at the grocery store, the chatty ones have just one topic atop their minds.
Sure, there are plenty of metrics by which to pour through to assess the health and potential of the two presidential campaigns. Campaign finance data, ad strategy, where the candidates are planting themselves in the final days.
But, really, polls are the easiest way to get a sense of the race. In August, we published a primer on how to read the polls like a pro.
As Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson notes, the numbers are remarkably consistent, but the interpretation of what they mean varies widely and adds to the confusion.
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