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<blockquote data-quote="John Mastrocco" data-source="post: 545575" data-attributes="member: 54595"><p>It has been scientifically proven that a poll can be accurate when projected to a larger population from a much smaller sample population. But it has to be a controlled sample group that accurately represents the larger population and it has to have questions that are not slanted to a particular purpose.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No, it won't have 1/3 dem, 1/3 rep and 1/3 ind because that does not accurately reflect the registered political makeup of the USA.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As for no one believing polls - both political parties place a lot of stock in polls, especially the nationally recognized ones like Gallup. So does the President and his advisors. They may not let the polls dictate policy, but they always keep the results in mind so they can do damage control or try to sway the people prior to announcing the decision. (Social Security anyone?) Do you really believe Bush's popularity ratings didn't have anything to do with him taking responsibility the other day? I bet you see a rise in his ratings in polls taken after that admission. And that's what the admission was designed to do as much as anything else. That's politics.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You can tell a poll that was commissioned with a purpose in mind, but just because soe of those can be dismissed as bogus or designed to get a specific result doesn't mean they are all bogus. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And while they don't get as much press, there are plenty of polls that are run with the intent to get a conservative slant to the results. Just watch Fox News.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Mastrocco, post: 545575, member: 54595"] It has been scientifically proven that a poll can be accurate when projected to a larger population from a much smaller sample population. But it has to be a controlled sample group that accurately represents the larger population and it has to have questions that are not slanted to a particular purpose. No, it won't have 1/3 dem, 1/3 rep and 1/3 ind because that does not accurately reflect the registered political makeup of the USA. As for no one believing polls - both political parties place a lot of stock in polls, especially the nationally recognized ones like Gallup. So does the President and his advisors. They may not let the polls dictate policy, but they always keep the results in mind so they can do damage control or try to sway the people prior to announcing the decision. (Social Security anyone?) Do you really believe Bush's popularity ratings didn't have anything to do with him taking responsibility the other day? I bet you see a rise in his ratings in polls taken after that admission. And that's what the admission was designed to do as much as anything else. That's politics. You can tell a poll that was commissioned with a purpose in mind, but just because soe of those can be dismissed as bogus or designed to get a specific result doesn't mean they are all bogus. And while they don't get as much press, there are plenty of polls that are run with the intent to get a conservative slant to the results. Just watch Fox News. :) [/QUOTE]
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