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Making sense of all those darn primary polls
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Jan 21, 2016
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Making sense of all those darn primary polls
There are polls aplenty as we head into the most volatile stage in the campaign season. So, what do we do with all the information?
Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump speaks as Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, looks on during the Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate at the North Charleston Coliseum, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, in North Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump speaks as Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, looks on during the Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate at the North Charleston Coliseum, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, in North Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
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There are polls aplenty as we head into the most volatile stage in the campaign season. So, what do we do with all the information?

It's a busy time of year for horse race pollsters.

A CNN poll gives GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump a 20-point lead in New Hampshire. The same poll has Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders trampling Hillary Clinton in the state.

There are polls aplenty as we head into the most volatile stage in the campaign season.

So, how do you make sense of all the information coming at you?

Harry Enten is a senior political writer and analyst for FiveThirtyEight. He joined Take Two to help parse the data.

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