Online polls like this are utterly worthless and 100% unscientific.
Do you honestly believe that Palin supporters are the type of people who sit at their computers, dishonestly gaming online polls? If they were, she'd win every one of them, hands down. Well, she doesn't, so there goes that little theory.
People always belittle polls when they show something they don't like.
Conservatives didn't care much for how Ronald Reagan polled against Carter in the run-up to the 1980 election, either. He was behind Carter around 30 points for months and months. How accurate would you say those polls were?
The polling business is corrupt. Those who operate it, let just enough truth in to maintain the appearance of credibility. As the 1980 election proved, they're anything but credible.
There are lots of other ways to measure and gauge voter opinion. You'd be better served if you used them.
Um, yeah, that's fairly obvious at this point. The "smear anyone not Palin" FR present is ugly, IMO, and won't help Palin if she does decide to run.
Yes, her hardcore supporters will do whatever it takes. All it requires is one topic on a Palin friendly website for people to spam a poll. Heck, we used to Freep polls all the time right here. Don't tell me you don't believe people will spam them if they are designed in such a way that is possible.
You cited a garbage, unscientific poll, stop defending it. You just make yourself sound ridiculous.
The polling business is corrupt.
Nonsense. Of course there are some media sponsored polls to be skeptical of. But almost all polling regarding Governor Palin show the same thing - even from pollsters with a good track record, Palin is not popular and most Republicans simply do not want her to run.
There are lots of other ways to measure and gauge voter opinion. You'd be better served if you used them.
No, there actually isn't. You can't gauge voter opinion based on crowds or fanatical supporters. If that were true, McGovern would have beat Nixon in 72'. Ron Paul has fanatical support among his followers. They show up at every straw poll, send in a boat load of money, spam forums endlessly, yet the truth is Ron Paul has zero chance of ever winning the GOP nomination because despite his highly energetic and vocal supporters - he just isn't very popular and polls prove this.