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2016 Postmortem

SheilaT

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2. So you'd rather all polls are totally untrustworthy?

Reply to DavidL (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 07:48 PM

Oct 2012

Keep very clearly in mind that a lot of voters will only turn out to vote for whomever they think is winning, or at least is winning in their state. If enough people like you were to answer they're planning on voting for Romney, that could push a lot of undecideds into also voting for him, or staying at home if they were planning on voting for Obama.

Although, you should also keep in mind that a low voter turnout favors Republicans, so if you're a Republican, don't vote.

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How many people answer polls with wrong answers? [View all] DavidL Oct 2012 OP

Robopoll? I hang up, assuming I picked up in the first place. n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #1

So you'd rather all polls are totally untrustworthy? SheilaT Oct 2012 #2

My policy now is if it's a human and it's a pollster I recognize as legit I'm game. Otherwise dimbear Oct 2012 #3

I look at the caller ID. If I don't recognize the name or number, I don't answer. appleannie1 Oct 2012 #4

Some could argue that this method was used in 2004 justiceischeap Oct 2012 #5

Actually, the evidence was quite demonstable in 2004 in Ohio DavidL Oct 2012 #6

I stopped answering the phone, no message, no answer. nt bemildred Oct 2012 #7

The robopolls are push polls meow2u3 Oct 2012 #8