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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
Wed May 2, 2012, 11:33 AM May 2012

Obama's numbers go up during the week and down during the weekend in polling, why?

Rasmussen and Gallop polling do daily polls, and if you look at them the president goes up during the week and down on the weekend. This makes the polling seem flawed. Now I know that Rasmussen and to a smaller extent Gallop might be considered biased, yet the polls do follow this pattern. Can someone give a reason for this?

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RC

(25,592 posts)
1. People with jobs, work during the week and are most likely Republicans.
Wed May 2, 2012, 11:39 AM
May 2012

Without jobs or underemployed, are more free during the week.

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
2. people who work are most likely Republicans?
Reply to RC (Reply #1)
Wed May 2, 2012, 02:49 PM
May 2012

more likely is that on weekends democrats go out and do things--rather than sit at home. I think it is harder on the weekend to get hold of democrats than republicans, imo.

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
4. work might have something to do with it, too...
Reply to RC (Reply #3)
Wed May 2, 2012, 02:58 PM
May 2012

I would imagine more dems work more than one job and probably many have weekend jobs, which also makes it harder to get hold of them.

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)
9. LIberals are out having fun on the weekends ... the Republicans are home angry and bitter all week.
Reply to RC (Reply #1)
Wed May 2, 2012, 07:24 PM
May 2012

MatthewStLouis

(904 posts)
5. I also wonder, do they ever poll cell phones? We dropped our land line a few years ago.
Wed May 2, 2012, 03:57 PM
May 2012

I imagine many other money conscious people have done the same.

Thrill

(19,178 posts)
7. Because people actually
Wed May 2, 2012, 06:36 PM
May 2012

have lives on the weekends?

I'm sure people can't answer the phone for polls while their out shopping or taking their kids to birthday parties.

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)
8. Old right wingers are home all week, and all week end ... liberals go out on the week-ends.
Wed May 2, 2012, 07:22 PM
May 2012

And so during the week, some liberals are home to counter the old right wingers.

On the week end, the liberals go have some fun, the old right wingers stay home ... and Obama's numbers drop slightly.

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