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9. Ordinary folks
Mon Jan 5, 2015, 11:50 AM
Jan 2015

If you read any of my GD posts you will know I've gone beyond your accurate poll analysis.Predictions,estimates and guesses and the difference between inferential stats vs descriptive stats. Finding there is no govt oversight, just AAPOR who asks polling companies to sign an oath. I've even called pollsters and asked for the names and contact #'s of the sample to verify their results, response "absolutely not." Called AAPOR and asked with their signed oath are you able to verify opinion surveys, response no. Then asked, how do we know they don't make these #'s up out of thin air, silence on the phone.

We could ask the street people questions on political strategy and not present it as a poll, just your neighbors point of view.

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On Fox, "Democratic Strategist" is a euphemism for "conservative shill". Scuba Jan 2015 #1
LOL, funny how that works Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #2
Everyday people aspirant Jan 2015 #3
Public polling vs talking points? Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #5
Ordinary folks aspirant Jan 2015 #9
Yes fredamae Jan 2015 #11
Most polls are designed to influence opinion, not measure it. Scuba Jan 2015 #14
+1 Scuba Jan 2015 #16
Stopping people on the street doesn't necessarily yield informed opinions. Blanks Jan 2015 #15
Who do you imaging is answering polls by phone? Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #19
THat's if they even get called at all aspirant Jan 2015 #20
Poll respondents are no doubt uninformed... Blanks Jan 2015 #22
Yep ;~) too many tout opinion polls as facts... Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #23
You got that right. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #7
I think it's karma for the 'bona fide strategists' that they should be replaced by cheap labor sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #4
LOL... replaced by cheap labor Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #6
Both MUTE and OFF Buttons fredamae Jan 2015 #8
Don't be too pessimistic Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #10
I've passed thru that Looking Glass fredamae Jan 2015 #12
Understood ;~) The game is the same Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #13
"Social media is inherently Populist." Ergo, no net neutrality for America. Scuba Jan 2015 #18
The discerning viewer can see beyhind the flags and crosses, but the masses are hoodwinked. Scuba Jan 2015 #17
There is a need to grow the numbers of "discerning viewers"... Cosmic Kitten Jan 2015 #21
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