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"Cum grano salis" is Latin for "With a grain of salt", meaning that these numbers are highly suspect and not necessarily to be taken seriously (much like the person who posted them).
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"Cum grano salis" is Latin for "With a grain of salt", meaning that these numbers are highly suspect and not necessarily to be taken seriously (much like the person who posted them).
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"Cum grano salis" is Latin for "With a grain of salt", meaning that these numbers are highly suspect and not necessarily to be taken seriously (much like the person who posted them).
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The other reason to take the data cum grano salis is that Gallup polls all adults on the party affiliation question not just registered or likely voters -- meaning that many of the people who are included in the surveys are not people who can or will show up at the ballot box next November.
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I shall have to take Wikileaks cum grano salis from now on, and I should have done so from the start. posted by Dr. Dawg at 10: 45 AM
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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It doesn't mean Murkowski can't make it happen in the next 34 days but it does mean the polling data released over the last 24 hours should be taken cum grano salis.
Lisa Murkowski surges in Alaska (or does she?) Chris Cillizza 2010
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The poll, which should be taken cum grano salis because it was conducted for Adler's campaign, showed that the freshman Democrat's approval rating stands at a strong 58 percent (no disapproval was given in the data the Fix received), and majorities of Republicans and independents approved of him.
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The Gallup numbers -- while only one set of data and, like all polling, rightly taken cum grano salis -- could not come at a worse time for House Democrats.
Republicans take 10-point generic ballot lead (and what it means) 2010
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The wide margin should be taken cum grano salis since it was conducted for Bentley's campaign and shows a significant reversal of fortune from the primary results.
Gresham Barrett tries to build a runoff case against Nikki Haley in S.C. 2010
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While Democrats are certain to seize on these results to suggest that Reid is on the comeback trail, there are plenty of reasons to take such analysis cum grano salis.
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