Reply #51: Except Nate never said that. The OP is a lie. Did you even read Nate's article?

[Luminous Animal]

The title of Nate's article poses the question, "Can You Trust Those FireDogLake Polls?" Then he proceeds to critique the methods of the pollster SurveyUSA (the firm FireDogLake hires to conduct polls) for which he claims to respect and regard as "a strong and transparent polling firm."

He concludes that, "The last thing that needs to be said is that whatever numerical differences there are, they're on the shoulders of SurveyUSA and not FDL. In an e-mail exchange with me, SurveyUSA's Jay Leve made it quite clear that his firm was responsible for all methodological decisions about its polls."

So let's recap:
1) SurveyUSA is hired by FDL
2) Nate not only respects SurveyUSA but finds them a strong and transparent polling firm
3) Nate analyzes their methodology in one poll
4) He offers a measured critique of that methodology and concludes that he has some issues but
5) NOT ONCE DOES HE CONCLUDE OR EVEN INTIMATE THAT FDL POLLS CANNOT BE TRUSTED.