What do you think the most accurate sample set is for political polls; All, Registered Voters or Likely Voters?
They are putting out very different numbers right now. So which one do people think is the most accurate?
none as conservatives are less likely to talk about what they think (duh, the meaning of the word conservative) and libs have no issues w/ lying ansd saying they’re a conservative.
March 1st, 2010 at 2:05 am
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March 1st, 2010 at 2:51 am
none as conservatives are less likely to talk about what they think (duh, the meaning of the word conservative) and libs have no issues w/ lying ansd saying they’re a conservative.
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March 1st, 2010 at 3:22 am
If you are predicting what voters would do, likely voters is the most accurate, per charting accuracy in the last few elections. Rasmussen was by far the most accurate, and they poll likely voters.
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March 1st, 2010 at 4:02 am
I don’t think polls are a worthwhile indicator of anything REGARDLESS of who is polled.
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March 1st, 2010 at 4:36 am
registered voters are the only ones that actually participate in the process-
anybody else is just blowing smoke-
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March 1st, 2010 at 4:47 am
The only polls that matter are polls of registered voters that are likely to vote.
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March 1st, 2010 at 5:11 am
The methodology for all telephone polls does not meet my standards for scientific research. There results, therefore, have no meaning to me.
Specifically, I challenge their randomization and their representation.
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March 1st, 2010 at 5:48 am
I would have to believe that it’s a compilation of them all, except those who lean so far they make up their own numbers; similar to MSNBC who post polls that are out of the blue. And just to be fair CNN also post strange numbers, but I think they come from restricted yes or no questions. Other than that, I think the best poll is in your own mind, centering around what’s right and what’s wrong.
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March 1st, 2010 at 5:55 am
Likely voters, as they are the ones who affect the political landscape. At least half of all registered voters rarely, if ever, actually vote. Polls that include opinions of people who don’t even bother to register aren’t worth anything to anyone but those who like to throw numbers that favor them in the faces of their opponents.
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