LOL, Obama leads by 9 in Portland? No way.
Well, their definition of Portland is ridiculous. Kerry won it by 11.7% while losing "Rest of State" by 9.4%.
It fits a 3% lead. Not that I seriously think Obama leads Oregon by only 3%. Lol summer polling.
I thought he carried Multnomah county by 45 points or so?
Well, Portland isn't actually equal to Multnomah County, and even if it were, Multnomah County isn't 64% of Oregon, as SUSA's sample is.
SUSA's "Portland" somehow manages to include not only the suburbs, but also the northern Pacific beaches, Salem and parts of the eastern Oregon plains (
). It's terrible naming.
Oh, I guess that's why. Thanks for clarifying.
