2006-10-27 06:47:56 · 11 answers · asked by buffman316 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Me! I definitely plan to vote Republican and have never done a poll.
2006-10-27 06:50:20 · answer #1 · answered by sacolunga 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Of course there are. Polls are samples of people. If you "sampled" everyone, then it would an election.
And in actuality, Democrats are more likely to be under-polled than Republicans are. 1 ) The poor are less likely to have phones (required to be polled) and the poor generally vote Democrat. 2 ) Democrats, in general, adopt technology sooner than Republicans and are more likely to have eliminated their landlines (also required for polling).
It doesn't add up to much of a difference, but the article I read (this was in '04 - so I couldn't find it), said it can vary from a fraction of a percent to, in some major urban centers, 5 or 6%. In Indianapolis, Julia Carson has won year in and year out, but the polls always show the race closer. Why? Because she has a very devout following among the city's African-American poor, and they don't get polled.
2006-10-27 09:21:21 · answer #2 · answered by WBrian_28 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nobody ever comes up into the county where I live to ask our opinions. They're too busy being wowed by all the folks in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, and Prince Georges County -- which, due to their dense population of liberal Democrats, really control the elections here in the "People's Republic of Maryland".
2006-10-27 06:50:26 · answer #3 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I would certainly think so. I am a liberal who usually votes Democrat and I haven't done any polls.
2006-10-27 06:49:21 · answer #4 · answered by toff 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think (as proven in the past) that polls are just a bunch of hogwash. they are like the sunday morning nfl shows that can explain with a great degree of logic and reason why team x will beat team y. and that's why they say "that's why they play the game".
2006-10-27 07:27:16 · answer #5 · answered by mott the hoople 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have to be kidding...I have never done any polls nor have I ever been invited to any polls. That's why I don't believe a word the media spins out.
2006-10-27 06:53:19 · answer #6 · answered by jovialdream 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Here's an Independent voting Republican that has never been poled!! Do I count?
2006-10-27 06:51:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yep. I am going to vote, and I NEVER do polls.
2006-10-27 06:49:11 · answer #8 · answered by gin 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Where are these polls coming from?
2006-10-27 06:53:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i gave up on voting learned my lesson early on
2006-10-27 06:49:34 · answer #10 · answered by Juleette 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋