Boston Area Colleges Election Project

African American respondents performed more poorly in answering factual questions (rather than questions on opinion) when interviewed by a white interviewer than when interviewed by an African America

Black candidates David Dinkins and Douglas Wilder did better in the polls than in the actual returns in the 1989 elections, similar to Tom Bradley's experience in the California race for governor in 1

Lead paragraph: "For those hoping that Boston's increasingly diverse population would begin to be reflected in its politics, there were signs of success yesterday and some setbacks, too."

Blacks interviewed by whites were more likely to express closeness toward whites than blacks interviewed by blacks.

Examines failures of pre-election polls to predict accurately the Clinton/Obama primary results. Submits that ultimately, likely-voter models are the culprit of the inaccuracies.

There is wide variability in quality of polling locations in Los Angeles.