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May 02, 2006
Ah yes, more biased polling
All you have to do when you see a poll released about "Bush's New Low" is scroll right down to the end of the poll and look at the polling sample:
Total Respondents: 719
Total Republicans 204 (actual) 197 (weighted)
Total Democrats 249 (actual) 254 (weighted)
Total Independents 266 (actual) 268 (weighted)
So there is a 10% spread in favor of the Democrats. That's nice.
So Republicans make up 27% of the electorate (down 10% from 18 months ago), Democrats make up 35% (down only 2% from 18 months ago) and Independents make up 37% of the electorate.
I have bridge to sell you.
Posted by Aaron at May 2, 2006 09:01 AM
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Aaron, do you have ANY CLUE how difficult it would be to bias a poll to that degree without including some obvious selecting factor (e.g. a MN college campus) that would have to be disclosed?
It would be next to impossible.
Given the number of these polls randomly reaching more D's than R's, maybe the bad news is getting to the public.
If you want to take issue, take the stand others of your ilk do: the corporate media should only poll likely voters. That evens things out a bit.
Of course, I disagree than it doesn't matter what the non-voting public thinks, but it's an angle you could legitimately use.
Posted by: paul at May 3, 2006 08:03 AM