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Oilwellian

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17. Gallup polls are worthless

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Wed May 23, 2012, 04:00 PM

May 2012

I was polled by them a few years ago and at the end of the poll, they asked if I could be put on a list for future polling. I asked them how their polls could be trusted if their calls aren't random, and instead draw from a list? They can skew a poll any way they wish if this is their method of calling.

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Fewer People Are Identifying As 'Pro-Choice' Than Ever Before [View all] xchrom May 2012 OP

I'm a part of the plunge JustAnotherGen May 2012 #1

I've always hated that wording. If you're not Pro Life NightWatcher May 2012 #2

Don't forget, a lot of Pro Life people are also Pro War Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel May 2012 #5

And pro death penalty. SalviaBlue May 2012 #6

Forgot about death penalty. Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel May 2012 #13

They are hypocritical in many ways. SalviaBlue May 2012 #18

And many anti-death penalty people are pro-choice Freddie Stubbs May 2012 #7

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Go back to 1973 when we were dancing in the streets over abortion. nt valerief May 2012 #3

I don't expect the lazy media to be intelligent enough to figure this out bluestateguy May 2012 #4

Exactly, I lament that it even has to be a political issue. Puzzledtraveller May 2012 #9

Preachers are in the Pulpits Aerows May 2012 #8

Polling in generally done on land lines Marrah_G May 2012 #10

You can weight the results by age group to adjust for that Freddie Stubbs May 2012 #11

Only so far. jeff47 May 2012 #15

I think the more telling poll question would be "do you want Roe v. Wade reversed?" CTyankee May 2012 #12

Incest, Rape and Me Aerows May 2012 #14

maddening, isn't it? CTyankee May 2012 #16

Gallup polls are worthless Oilwellian May 2012 #17