[RatSlayer]

you said:

"I do agree that this case study is similar to polling in this way: Polls take a small sample of respondents and use them as a case study from which to extrapolate opinions held by the public at large. If small sample size is a flawed approach for a case study, certainly the same must hold true for polling."

Yeah, now your starting to get it. I'm not disputing your conclusions. In fact, I think you're right that most polls can't be trusted. I'm just saying that your methodology falls short of what is needed for proof. And that in some ways, it falls short in the same way that polls fall short.

BTW, if you'd like to see some examples of polling that are usually highly accurate, take a look at exit polls. They are generally much more accurate than pre-election polls (or almost any other type of poll for that matter).

[ForGod'sSake]

BTW, if you'd like to see some examples of polling that are usually highly accurate, take a look at exit polls.

Roger Ailes on Exit Polls - Congress...funny.

BTW Woflstar, I think you're take on this is right on. Polls can, and likely do, show generally whatever the pollster thinks they should show. Not unlike our friends in the media, eh?

FGS

[Wolfstar]

Always appreciate thoughtful responses, like yours, that advance the dialogue. Exit polls are more accurate for a good reason — exist pollsters catch real voters just after they've participated in a real election, and ask them how they voted.