The Bradley Effect
[A] frequently observed discrepancy between voter opinion polls and election outcomes in American political campaigns when a white candidate and a non-white candidate run against each other. Named for Tom Bradley, an African-American who lost the 1982 California governor’s race despite being ahead in voter polls, the Bradley effect refers to a tendency on the part of voters to tell pollsters that they are undecided or likely to vote for a Black candidate, and yet, on election day, vote for his/her white opponent.
October 9th, 2008 at 11:47 am
I still contend that this will be balanced out by the “Holy frick, Palin is batshit insane!” Effect. Actually, it may be surpassed.
October 9th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
God, I hope so.