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In reply to the discussion: 'More Than Triple-Checked It': Data Expert Shocked by New Dem Voter Registration Numbers [View all]
GopherGal
(2,916 posts)24. That's one of the arguments against mail-in voting...
Filling out the mail-in ballots in the home may be more susceptible to spousal pressure/coercion than in-person voting.
I would imagine the same women who are susceptible to this coercion would not be likely to be open about it with pollsters gathering such data.
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'More Than Triple-Checked It': Data Expert Shocked by New Dem Voter Registration Numbers [View all]
babylonsister
Aug 2024
OP
I would think those are people they don't kick off voter roles as easily because
mucifer
Aug 2024
#2
That kind of data isn't publicly available; it's sold. Parties that buy that data keep it close, tend not to reveal it
ancianita
Aug 2024
#6
Polls tell us what the media wants us to believe about how people are going to vote.
lees1975
Aug 2024
#8
not in my voting location!!! If I see someone trying to horn in on a voter, I will ask them to step away
yellowdogintexas
Aug 2024
#49
The voting booth is private; ie the secret ballot. What comes to your home may not be secret from fellow residents...
Hekate
Aug 2024
#52
I read however a person votes in their first election they almost always stick with that party throughout their lives.
CrispyQ
Aug 2024
#30
We're still dealing with those idiot "college students for Reagan" so that must be true. They were....
EarnestPutz
Aug 2024
#48
That is a beautiful wave! The curl, the movement, the shades of blue and green...
liberalla
Aug 2024
#34