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This is actually very interesting. The shift from land lines to mobiles definitely changes the still_one Oct 2015 #1
Many (most?) polls are designed to influence opinion, not measure it. Scuba Oct 2015 #2
Exactly.. Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #3
That's part of it. The clever wording of questions is another, as is the selection of participants. Scuba Oct 2015 #4
Who these days answers their home phone Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #5
We are considering dumping our landline. postulater Oct 2015 #6
dsl Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #7
This old person hasn't had a landline for over 10 years newfie11 Oct 2015 #8
Old habits are hard to break - one of my friends is 80 y.o. LiberalElite Oct 2015 #10
Independent polls using accepted, scientific practices are not designed to influence opinions. Gormy Cuss Oct 2015 #11
Most polls seem to start with "If you knew so-and-so ate puppies for breakfast ... " Scuba Oct 2015 #12
No, they don't. Adrahil Oct 2015 #13
You should remember that most polls have nothing to do with politics. Scuba Oct 2015 #14
That's the perception here and other places where internet "polls " are done. Gormy Cuss Oct 2015 #16
Most polls are not scientific nor carefully crafted to mitigate bias. Scuba Oct 2015 #17
Sure,because "most poll" include internet polls. Gormy Cuss Oct 2015 #19
The most accurate poll to date - the 25,000+ people who showed up yesterday in Mass. fro Bernie! canoeist52 Oct 2015 #9
We don't like the results so Sisterwife15 Oct 2015 #15
It kind of reminds me of unskewedpoll.com from 2012. Ace Rothstein Oct 2015 #18
That's a blast from the past! Sisterwife15 Oct 2015 #20
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