YouGov/Economist Poll: August 19-23, 2016

YouGov ^ | August 24th, 2016 | YouGov

[Mariner]

This is a summary of a YouGov/Economist Poll conducted August 19-23, 2016. The sample is 1300 general population respondents with a Margin of Error of ±4% (4.1% for registered voters).

[Mariner]

Among "General Population Respondents" Clinton leads by 3.

By historical Republican standards, we'll take that as a 3 point win for Trump. Maybe 5.

[Mariner]

Don’t believe ANY poll!!!

[gunsequalfreedom]

I was one of the people that took that poll. I don’t have any reason to doubt its credibility but the questions were odd.

It asked questions about Trump that I thought were a bit leading but figured there would be the same types of questions about Clinton.

Poof, after the Trump questions there was nothing. No questions that called into and of the criticism of Hillary Clinton.

It went from questions about Trump to who would you vote for.

[DoughtyOne]

These polls are downright comedic...


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[Fungi]

I agree. The general populace just believes what they see, what they are told. Will anyone stop and ask what are the parameters of any poll? How is the sample size decided upon and why? Who are the individuals administering the polls, do they have a vested interest in the outcome, who pays them, what is their party affiliation and who does the statistical calculations. My answer would be no, but I don’t believe anything about polling.

[RoseofTexas]

The bitch should be in a free fall by now...freakin stupid American @$$holes!! They are sliting their own kids and grandkids future!!! F them all to hell!!!

[Eccl 10:2]

What may be interesting is the trend.

Trump ties his all-time high in the 4-way at 38, and makes a new high in the 2-way at 44.

[laplata]

Don’t believe ANY poll!!!

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You’re exactly right.

I think they rig the polls to create a perception and then rig the voting to match the perception.

Getting out the vote is key.

[jennychase]

Dem = 48, rep= 33 ind = 14 - It means Trump Landslide

[laplata]

I’m with you 1000000000000%

[Voluntaryist]

Lol woooooooow! Which PDF did you find the breakdown in? I looked briefly earlier today, but couldn’t find it :)

[elpadre]

I voted in that Poll as “Trump - enthusiastically.”

[Parley Baer]

“Dem = 48, rep= 33 ind = 14 - It means Trump Landslide”

Needs repeating. Way oversampling of dimoKKKRATS.

[jennychase]

Florida General Election 3-Way-Race:

Trump 44 (+3)
Clinton 41
Johnson 9

@FlChamber Poll
http://www.flchamber.com/politicians-parties-and-plaintiff-trial-lawyers-are-unknown-or-unliked-in-new-florida-chamber-of-commerce-statewide-poll/ …
Obama won FL in 2012 by 1%

[ncalburt]

More Clinton media poll propaganda which is looking odder and more twisted each day like this garbage poll.

The Clinton crime machine ordered the same talking point be followed.
‘SHE IS WAY UP IN the POLLS.’
Nothing can stop her blah blah blah
but in reality these polls are all over the map but the Clinton globalist run media is all trying to sell the same big lie .

Classic Psychos by the Left.

[Mjreagan]

Link to internals?

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

I almost never am asked any in depth political questions. I think they have their algorithm set up to avoid conservatives in some of their sampling.

[Grampa Dave]

Many of the so called pollsters have been Democrat Operatives for decades going back to when they predicted Carter would beat Reagan.

Pollsters today are like the buggy whip makers in the early 1900’s, facing economic devastation because they can’t poll many people. They are in a losing battle with social media and cell phones.

Now, they are trying to compete with cell phones, social media and the problem of less landline phones.

More and more people on both ends of the age spectrum do not have landline phones. They only have cell phones.

Does anyone with a cell phone ever answer any unknown numbers and specifically any 800 #’s?
Probably not.

We use no more robocalls on our two land lines. Zero pollsters have gotten through since we started using no more robocalls, 2 plus years ago.

None of our voting age relatives have received a call from any pollster this election. That is 20+ Trump voters.

Then, there is this on social media versus polls:
Social Media Patterns Show Trump Is Looking at a Landslide Victory

Gateway Pundit ^ | Aug 7th, 2016 | Jim Hoft
Posted on 8/7/2016, 8:32:37 AM by detective

Current polls show the race for President is much tighter than it really is. Ann Coulter warned us years ago in her bestseller Slander that Democrats and the liberal media always use polls to manipulate and discourage conservatives from voting. Thanks to social media there is more and more evidence that the polls are way off and if things stay as they are, Trump will win in a landslide!

It’s evident that, Hillary has a hard time filling a Union Hall or high school gym while Trump regularly turns people away from his stadium and arena venues.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3457347/posts

A final question have you or any Trump voters, you know, actually been polled this year?

[Grampa Dave]

CONFIRMED: Pollsters Loading Polls with Democrats to Give Hillary a Lead Over Trump

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/08/new-polls/ ^ | August 2, 2016 | Jim Hoft
Posted on 8/3/2016, 1:02:43 PM by NKP_Vet

Donald Trump shattered the previous GOP primary record by 1.4 million votes this year — and that was with 17 candidates in the race!

Hillary Clinton received 1.5 million fewer votes this year than she did in 2008 - when she lost!
Democrats are in a panic. So leave it to the media to jump in and help their candidate. Reuters tweaked their polling methods this week to give Hillary a lead.

Reuters -Ipsos used more than 100 more Democrats in their poll to give Hillary a lead over Donald Trump. Does anyone in their right mind think DEMOCRATS will have more people voting this year than Republicans?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3456146/posts

[Grampa Dave]

Another left wing mediots in bed with Clintoon non poll article sets off massive response from the BS Meters!