1-800-FREE411 Poll of 24,000 Shows Obama Leading by 14 Percentage Points in Pennsylvania.Massive Statewide Poll Shows Obama With Wide Lead, but With 25 Percent of Likely Voters Still Undecided MENLO PARK Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , Calif. -- Jingle Networks Jingle Networks, Inc. is an American media network offering a free directory assistance service called 1-800-FREE411. Consumers dial 1-800-FREE411 (1-800-373-3411) from any phone in the United States to use the toll-free service, which allows callers to obtain any , Inc., the leader in free voice search and operator of the highly popular 1-800-FREE411 directory service, today released results of a telephone poll of 24,000 likely voters in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (pĕnsəlvā`nyə), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE), Maryland (S), West Virginia (SW), Ohio (W), and Lake Erie and New York conducted from April 7 to April 13 by asking callers about their intentions and preferences. Among those making a choice, the results show a 57 percent to 43 percent lead by Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton. However, 25 percent are still "undecided." The 1-800-FREE411 poll results are based on one of the largest sample sizes ever used in a political poll, especially at the state level. Typical polls are often based on only 500 to 1,000 respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. . With a sample size of 24,000 people the error level is less than one percent. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jingle's Director of Marketing Kim Breslin: "Although we are not a polling company, almost 20 million Americans call our service each month which is quite a large audience. Because of our significant reach, the 1-800-FREE411 service allowed us to quickly poll 24,000 Pennsylvania residents from across the state including large cities and small towns. It's very interesting to see how different the results are when comparing such an extremely large number of respondents to what the traditional polls are saying with very small samples." Obama's lead in this poll was not reduced in recent days following his comments on small towns. Added George Garrick, Jingle's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. : "It is not that unusual for 'official' political polls to be wrong. In the New Hampshire primary The New Hampshire primary is the first of a number of statewide political party primary elections held in the United States every four years, as part of the process of the Democratic and Republican parties choosing their candidate for the presidential elections on the subsequent , for instance, polls by most of the leading national news and polling organizations showed Obama leading by five to 13 points right up to the time of the vote, yet Clinton won. A key factor contributing to error in poll predictions is the undecided voter VOTER. One entitled to a vote; an elector. sector. In Pennsylvania, 25 percent of voters are still saying they are "undecided" and that could easily produce a last minute turnaround Turnaround A situation where a company that has had poor performance for an extended period of time experiences a positive reversal. Notes: A speculator may profit from a turnaround if he or she accurately anticipates the improvement of a poorly performing company. from one candidate to the other since the undecided sector is larger than the differences being cited in any of the polls. If the small sample size used in a typical poll does not perfectly represent the larger population, it's possible to see a very different result in the actual vote. That's why using a significantly larger than normal sample size is interesting." In addition to the Pennsylvania poll, 1-800-FREE411 also surveyed thousands of callers in Florida and Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). about their thoughts on their respective state primaries. Among the results: * In both Florida and Michigan, if the primary were to be held today, Obama would win in both states by a margin of five points in Florida and 20 points in Michigan. * In both states, 25 percent or more of voters still claim to be "undecided." * Fewer than 30 percent of respondents in both states feel that there should be a re-do of the primary. The complete results from the Jingle survey can be found at www.free411.com. Later this year, 1-800-FREE411 will be conducting tracking polls leading up to the national election which will be based on sample sizes in the millions. About Jingle Networks & 1-800-FREE411 Jingle Networks, operator of the nation's leading ad-supported directory assistance service 1-800-FREE411, has significantly changed the directory assistance market by giving consumers an anytime, anywhere source of free information on the phone. 1-800-FREE411 is for anyone who owns a phone and needs information but is dissatisfied dis·sat·is·fied adj. Feeling or exhibiting a lack of contentment or satisfaction. dis·sat is·fied with the high
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