do you or anyone you know (who votes) ever participate in those national surveys conducted by cnn, usa today, fox news, ete etc....and do you agree with the outcome of these sureys?
2006-12-26 22:17:52 · 19 answers · asked by sayasyoulike 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
No I don't and I do not trust the outcome. The reason for this is because it is too easy to skew the information based on how you ask the question and then later in how the data is interpreted. News polls have a tendency to ask several questions then they cherry pick from those questions to produce their desired result. Even though one question may make the poll appear one way, another changes the meaning overall, but they only openly report the results which fit the given agenda at the time. This is not just relative to political polls.
2006-12-26 23:23:44 · answer #1 · answered by Bryan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have never been contacted nor has anyone I know been contacted. And even talking or posting with strangers I have not found anyone who has been contacted.
Polls are manipulated and should never be counted as accurate. Look at the exit polls in the 04 election.
If you poll 1000 people who hate Bush what kind of results do you think you'll get?
2006-12-27 06:14:55 · answer #2 · answered by time_wounds_all_heelz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The last time they called me, THEY hung up on me. Apparently they don't like being told a question is NOT a 'Yes or No' question.
In general, I never trust the results of any poll unless I know the question asked and the answers accepted. Otherwise, there is no way to know if the poll actually supports the conclusions.
2006-12-27 12:36:23 · answer #3 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if they are there i do. you just have to look at there info on their statistics. cuz some of them say 70% of voters hate bush, but they only polled 10 people. for the most part CNN and places like that are accurate but you have to understand the only people who are taking those surveys are people who regularly go to the CNN website, which may leave a lot of voters out of the statistic... moral of the story: be objective about everything you see or hear
2006-12-26 22:22:48 · answer #4 · answered by go away 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Years ago (in the late 1980's) I participated in a Gallup poll. It seems that the polls are frequesntly quite accurate. Samples are randomly selected, etc. Where some of the polls fall apart in my opinion is when the questions are badly worded - i.e. seem to take a political viewpoint.
2006-12-27 01:08:02 · answer #5 · answered by Cracker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was actually called by Zogby pollsters 2 days after the election. I was also skeptical about those polls, but now have to be a little less wary of them as I was actually called. Sorry, but I did not see the poll results, so I can't answer the second part.
2006-12-27 12:53:25 · answer #6 · answered by Michael B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never participated in one and NO.. I do not believe in them... I consider such surveys to be a manipulative tool on the part of a particular political party to sway votes in a certain direction
2006-12-27 00:43:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never once been called, or known anyone who has been called. Sometimes it seems they are taking such a small sample, I cannot see how their outcomes can even be utilised. Still a US Citizen, but now abroad, and it is tougher to even follow politics and the polls from here. TV news is all warped.....
2006-12-26 22:21:58 · answer #8 · answered by Bored With This 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have never known anyone that participates in the polls or surveys.
I also never trust the results. Any poll can achieve any result that is desired. They are tools used to sway the public in one political direction or the other. It is as simple as that.
2006-12-26 22:30:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do. "The Polling Place" sends me surveys every few months and asks about my political views. Those CNN surveys, like on Lou Dobbs, are mostly fans and listeners logging on to express their views. That's why they're on there. But, I've never been able to get on there...
2006-12-27 04:28:57 · answer #10 · answered by correrafan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋