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To: nomad
It's a poll of “adults.” They don't even screen for voters, much less likely voters.
11 posted on 10/06/2009 2:50:12 PM PDT by colorado tanker (Barack Obama is an old Kenyan word for Jimmy Carter)
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To: colorado tanker

“It’s a poll of “adults.” They don’t even screen for voters, much less likely voters.”

Screening probably wouldn’t be helpful, in this case. If you are polling to predict election results; then you need to screen for likely voters. If you are just trying to measure public sentiment; then an unscreened random sample is better. That said, they probably should have screened for citizenship, or voter eligibility.


24 posted on 10/06/2009 2:58:56 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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