Why does support on Yahoo! Answers seem so out of step with the national opinion polls?

Question

Ron Paul is polling in the single digits nationally, but has broad support here. Rudy Giuliani leads in the latest Rasmussen polls, but it's hard to find a support around here. Same with Hillary Clinton. Why the disparity?

Answer 1

When a person is polled, it means some one goes up to them and asks a question. They have to option of answering or not. On the Internet, people express their sincere opinions without holding back, as they are basically anonymous. That is why you get such passionate opinions here in YA and such bland answers on polls

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Ron Paul does not accept money from lobbyists and special interest groups like Clinton and Giuliani so he has to wait for donations from individuals.
He has not been spending as much money as them and that is why less people have heard of him.

I think Ron Paul plans to spend more money in October, November, and December when more people are ready to think about politics.
Mitt Romney only had 35 percent more cash than Ron Paul after subtracting debts on 6/30/2007.

Ron Paul has over 26000 subscribers in YouTube and over 56000 friends in MySpace.
He is by far the most popular Republican on the Internet.
People who use Y!A are much more likely to also use YouTube and MySpace.
I learned about Ron Paul when I saw his videos on the top favorites page in YouTube.
I heard about Hillary Clinton when she was the First Lady and Bill Clinton was President.
Almost everyone in USA knows about Bill Clinton.
Only a few people know about YouTube and MySpace.
My parents and grandparents did not know about MySpace until I showed it to them.
They still do not know about YouTube.

In 2006, a "Technology voter guide" by CNET awarded Paul a score of 80%, the highest score out of both houses of Congress.
Ron Paul opposed regulation of the Internet because he believes some corporations might not give internet users equal access to all media online.

On July 15th, the Federal Election Commission announced the 2nd-quarter fundraising totals for each presidential candidate. In the Republican field, Ron Paul's $2.4 million placed him:
3rd in total receipts for the quarter
4th in total receipts to date
3rd in total current assets (ahead of former front-runner John McCain, and just $800,000 behind Mitt Romney)

Thus far, 47% of the contributions made to Ron Paul's campaign are donations of under $200 from individuals (John McCain's 17% is the second-highest percentage). This is a telling statistic, as it highlights the fact that most other candidates rely heavily upon donations from corporate interests and political action committees (PACs) (i.e. moneyed, influence-seeking sources who can readily afford to contribute large sums). Since Congressman Paul has always voted against special favors and privileges for anyone, special interests know they have nothing to gain by stuffing Ron Paul's campaign coffers. As one member of my local Meetup group put it on a home-made sign, "Ron Paul is thin because he won't let special interests buy him lunch."

Among all candidates, Dr. Paul is now first in total donations from military personnel and veterans. While this may come as a surprise to some, Tom Engelhardt identified the primary reason when he asked rhetorically, "why should (military personnel) want to be endlessly redeployed to a lost war in a lost land?" (see Why the US Military Loves Ron Paul).
Why, indeed – President Paul would bring them home now

Answer 4

Who the heck do they poll? Have you ever been
polled? I haven't. I think the media must only do
polls where they can guess the outcome by the
class of people who live there, and so that's who
they choose to poll hoping that the polls will influence
the rest of the people. But, not me.