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Margin of error is per-candidate, the sample matters more than the size, and 'likely voters' is a model, not a fact.
Same fact, two headlines. The verb, the actor, and what got left out — the frame is the story about the story.
Strong opinions are fine; unlabeled ones aren't. The discipline of saying 'certain / likely / guessing' out loud.
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