Home > News > Party ID and those jumpin’ polls 114 views 14 sec 0 Comment Party ID and those jumpin’ polls Andrew Gelman - September 10, 2008 Yes, you can smooth out variation in polls by adjusting for oversamples of Democrats and Republicans. No, I don’t know if 2008 is different. See here for more discussion. Topics on this pageDemocratic PartyRepublican Party Related