Comments on: Polls http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/05/10/polls-2/ Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes - Marcus Valerius Martialis Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:00:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: A Blog For All http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/05/10/polls-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2141 A Blog For All Thu, 11 May 2006 02:51:20 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/05/10/polls-2/#comment-2141 <strong>What Do They Mean?...</strong> More to the point, even though the polling is so bad for the President, it doesn't mean that people will automatically flock to the alternative. The alternatives simply aren't there.... What Do They Mean?…

More to the point, even though the polling is so bad for the President, it doesn’t mean that people will automatically flock to the alternative. The alternatives simply aren’t there….

]]> By: Gaius http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/05/10/polls-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2102 Gaius Wed, 10 May 2006 18:24:01 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/05/10/polls-2/#comment-2102 Yeah, it's pretty bad when it's this obvious, though. I would have failed if I'd used samples like that in Design of Experiments. Yeah, it’s pretty bad when it’s this obvious, though. I would have failed if I’d used samples like that in Design of Experiments.

]]> By: Black Jack http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/05/10/polls-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2099 Black Jack Wed, 10 May 2006 18:13:50 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/05/10/polls-2/#comment-2099 Polls have long since abandoned any effort to identify the current opinions of American voters. Polls are now secretly twisted to lead opinion in a predetermined direction, provide reinforcement to the faithful, and give MSM talking heads cover to bash their opponents in the GOP. Polls can be Ignored except for their one utility. The extent to which the sample has been skewed indicates how much the pollster fears the truth. Polls have long since abandoned any effort to identify the current opinions of American voters. Polls are now secretly twisted to lead opinion in a predetermined direction, provide reinforcement to the faithful, and give MSM talking heads cover to bash their opponents in the GOP.

Polls can be Ignored except for their one utility. The extent to which the sample has been skewed indicates how much the pollster fears the truth.

]]> By: Sister Toldjah http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/05/10/polls-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2086 Sister Toldjah Wed, 10 May 2006 14:39:34 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/05/10/polls-2/#comment-2086 <strong>The NYT/CBS poll on the President and Congress...</strong> The poll contains some bleak news for the GOP - but you won’t know until you click on the breakdown link for number of respondents how this poll oversampled Democrats heavily. Ankle Biting Pundits explains. I post this not to suggest that the GO... The NYT/CBS poll on the President and Congress…

The poll contains some bleak news for the GOP – but you won’t know until you click on the breakdown link for number of respondents how this poll oversampled Democrats heavily. Ankle Biting Pundits explains.
I post this not to suggest that the GO…

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