WASHINGTON, DC: On election night, 2004, George W. Bush seemed headed for re-election by a small but clear majority, and Andy Kohut was excited.

He and I were working that evening at NPR. Andy was then president of the Pew Research Center and his organization’s final poll had Bush winning by three points over John Kerry.

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