[VA40]

Methodology The Fox News Poll is conducted under the joint direction of Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). The poll was conducted by telephone with live interviewers August 5-7, 2012, among a random national base sample of 930 registered voters, including additional interviews (an oversample) of 115 randomly selected Hispanics. Landline and cell phone telephone numbers were randomly selected for inclusion in the survey using a probability proportionate to size method, which means that phone numbers for each state are proportional to the number of voters in each state. The additional interviews of Hispanic respondents were done to allow analysis of the subgroup, and are weighted so Hispanics are not over-represented in the overall national sample. The total 170 of Hispanics is made up of 55 interviews done as part of the base national sample and 115 oversample interviews from a list of Hispanic voters developed from previously conducted national random digit dial (RDD) surveys. Oversample interviews were conducted in both English and Spanish. Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ± 3 percentage points. LV = likely voters Results from Fox News polls before February 2011 were conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp.

Does anyone understand why they oversampled Hispanics? Also, when they flashed this on the TV this morning I'm certain it said +/- 8%. This is one screwed up poll if you ask me.

[ncalburt]

Some FOX lefty was on the local radio and trying to lie about the FOX POLL disaster.
It was sad to hear the lies and excuse.

[princeofdarkness]

Until January (or February I forget) of 2011, Fox News had partnered with Opinion Dynamics. Their polls featured more realistic numbers that usually showed Obama doing worse in approval rates than other MSM polls(except for Ras). These new polling partners more often than not use unrealistic party sample breakdowns.