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To: jpl

Gallup’s sample seems to hold The One in higher esteem than other polls. Dunno why. So that makes this good news — that in the only remaining poll with remotely good news for The One, he is now underwater.


6 posted on 08/24/2010 12:05:02 PM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur)
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To: Blueflag
Gallup always seems to oversample Democrats.
25 posted on 08/24/2010 12:14:24 PM PDT by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: Blueflag
Gallup’s sample seems to hold The One in higher esteem than other polls. Dunno why.

The reason is that Gallup polls a sample of "all adults." That includes illegals, lifelong moochers, and other sorts who either arent registered to vote or rarely show up. Such a sample will typically be more lefty than samples of registered or, better yet, likely voters.

From the standpoint of what will happen in November, what all adults think is minimally meaningful. It's what likely voters think that matters, and likely voter polls show him with even lower approval.

Why does Gallup do this? It either wants to skew the sample to the left or is opting for the cheapest polling method. Or both.

39 posted on 08/24/2010 12:19:50 PM PDT by freespirited
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