Posted on 10/18/2016 6:34:49 AM PDT by The_Republic_Of_Maine
So, who are they polling?
This is the first time I have not been able to find even one person, in Maine, that has been polled.
So let's go a bit further:
We know the Amish, who for the first time have come out and endorsed a presidential candidate can't, since they have no phones, be polled, BUT, what about you?
Have you or anyone you know been polled in any of the reported presidential polls?
I think the reported polls are fabricated.
I think Donald is way, way ahead.
I was just in Maine for a week sight-seeing. There were many campaign signs in yards and businesses. The Trump signs outnumbered the Clinton sign 50 to 1.
Here is a section of a recent Wikileaks email from 2008:
https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/15442
Why they say this, I’m not sure.
” We are as interested in the “who” suburban, rural, we are polling as the issues. The plan includes a possible focus on women, might be something we want to do is over sample if we are worried about a certain group later in the summer.”
I have seen exactly one Clinton sign in Arizona, and that was in Jerome. Trump signs all over the place.
I think the Pollsters have a selected group who they constantly poll every time they need one. I’m 77 and I have never been polled, nor has anyone who had lived with me.
I would love to see Trump ask the question at his 20,000+ rallies, “has anyone here been called by a pollster, ANY pollster?”
I’d bet few, if any, have been called.
I never have, and don’t know anyone, personally, who has been called.
I hope that the polls are bogus, and Trump buries her and all of her deceased supporters on November 8th.
ME TOO!
I know yet according to the bird cage liners and our local nbc, abc and the other affiliate clinton is leading by 6 points.
They’re polling for example women republicans who voted for Obama Very very heavily, while undersampling male republicans who voted Romney.
Lot of other dirty tricks designed to put Cankles ahead in the final result.
I’ve seen polls with D+30points and Female +25 points in their sample.
Every demographic that helps her is getting over-sampled.
If I do not recognize the number, I never answer the phone. Never.
Just an FYI I was polled for one of CNN’s instant polls after the first debate.
When they did the pre-screening I purposely described myself as non-caucasian and undecided.
Yes, I lied to the CNN poll takers.
Absolutely!
Hers a trick for those of us old enough to remember:
Whenever you hear them say “poll”, substitute the word “Pravda” (the official newspaper of the Communist Party).
Back then, every American knew propaganda when it was spewed at us,and that just because the source said it was true didn’t mean it was.
The MSM of today is worse than the Soviet state-run media of the Cold War era because Americans today are an easier, less-discriminating target.
It would be interesting to know what percent of the people these pollers call refuse to do the poll. I suspect a large percentage of those are Trump supporters, this is the hidden vote I believe is out there. Trump supporters are not cooperating with the pollsters and this is a built in bias that reduces Trump’s apparent support.
I get four or five calls per week. They are mostly ‘push polls’ and I give them the most far out responses I can if I talk to them or their machines at all.
I suppose if you had a land line, we don’t anymore, and have time to answer questions. I don’t have the time either and don’t answer any calls that I don’t recall the number.
Maybe at home housewives, or out of work people who are on welfare/unemployment? Maybe they want more free stuff.
With a good sample you can accurately poll a country of 300 million with a sample of 2500.
So even if the polls were completely scientific and accurate the odds of knowing anyone who was polled would remain low.
Paint with a broad brush much?
I’ve never been polled. Though I have been picked for Grand Jury twice in my 40 voting years. Yet CBS says Hillary has gained 6 points over Trump since their last poll.
Are you a registered rep/dem? I’m registered and have been polled maybe a dozen times this election.
Thank you.
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