For the most part this election cycle, the polls were an accurate predictor of the election outcome. However, some campaign pollsters are upset with their colleagues who conduct polls for public consumption, and they’ve fired off a letter with complaints. The campaign folks say there should be more transparency with respect to question wording and methodology, etc, and that the media blindly accepts results without asking many questions. But the public pollsters fire back, saying it’s ironic for the campaign pollsters, who keep their data private, to call for transparency. Public Policy Polling’s Tom Jensen is quoted extensively in the piece. It’s an interesting read.