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wavesofeuphoria

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17. Kind of sketchy stats used

Sat Nov 29, 2014, 10:33 AM

Nov 2014

"Sixty-one percent of people who participated in a survey conducted for the National Retail Federation to gauge shopping trends for the Thanksgiving weekend said they would, or might, shop Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday. The figure equates to more than 140.1 million unique shoppers, the NRF said."

What is the percent of people who "would or might" shop on any other 4 day span?
Who was surveyed?
Are those shopping people also registered to vote or don't have voting restrictions?

Much better ways to make the point of low midterm turn out than to use screwy predictive stats from the NRF.

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More People Shopped on Black Friday than Voted in Midterms [View all] Derek V Nov 2014 OP

Absolutely mindboggling Wella Nov 2014 #1

Do you want people with those priorities to participate in the political process? . . . Journeyman Nov 2014 #3

If the answer is "no" then a low voter turnout should be celebrated, not seen as a sign of dismay. Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #15

no surprise from me still_one Nov 2014 #2

Sad... Historic NY Nov 2014 #4

if it is any comfort, I voted and I did not shop. hollysmom Nov 2014 #5

Good. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2014 #6

? Derek V Nov 2014 #12

not a surprise Sherman A1 Nov 2014 #7

I am ashamed of my countrymen. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #8

Shopping is Patriotic! tecelote Nov 2014 #9

Oh, naturally. bvf Nov 2014 #10

Which shows people still know a bargain vs a ripoff when they see one? DeSwiss Nov 2014 #11

Absolutely true. Well said. Thank you. djean111 Nov 2014 #14

It's worth noting that the OP... 99Forever Nov 2014 #16

Was the text of my post too long for you to read? Derek V Nov 2014 #19

And this surprises you how? Kilgore Nov 2014 #13

Did I say I was surprised? Derek V Nov 2014 #20

Kind of sketchy stats used wavesofeuphoria Nov 2014 #17

Tell it to Mediaite Derek V Nov 2014 #21

In a poll several years ago people were asked WhiteTara Nov 2014 #18