I just got emailed a Zogby online poll - looks legit.

[osaMABUSh]

Anybody else get one? Offers me three free reports. Here's some of the email:


"Zogby Survey - Vote Now (8-11-04) - 378123"

"We invite you to participate in an online survey for Zogby
International. Your opinions are very important to us.

This poll will take you longer that any other previous poll.
We are asking you new and exciting questions!
Your responses will be kept completely confidential and anonymous."

As a token of our appreciation, we are sending you THREE Special Reports on the
2004 Presidential Election: A link to the reports will be given to you at the end of the survey.

Report 1:
Zogby Real America Newsletter: August 2004 Issue
Here are the headline from the August Newsletter:
- Michael Moore
- Americans View Phone Conversations As Private, Not Security Issue
- Despite 9/11 Attacks, War on Iraq, and Economic Downturn,
- American Dream Still Alive
- Leadership of the Catholic Church and Parish Donations
- Latino Attitudes Towards Life in America, Political Candidates,
Public Policy, and the Latino Community's Role in the United States
- President Bush Could Lose 20 Percent of Committed Voters if Kerry
Seizes Stem Cell Science Plan, New American Demographics-Zogby Poll Finds


Report 2:

Zogby Global Watch Newsletter
Here are the headlines from the July newsletter
- South Korea's Search For R-E-S-P-E-C-T
- Tony Blair: A Referendum on U.S.-U.K. Relations?



Report 3:

Back From The Abyss:
How Democrats Ditched Goldwater
and Resurrected Bosses Bailey and Daley

For a look behind the day-to-day the tracking polls, read
this unique analysis brought to you by Zogby International.
John Kenneth White's analysis describes how Democrats have
come to a consensus: beating Bush trumps any ideological
disagreement and remains the single most important criteria
in selecting a candidate this year.

A link to the reports will be given to you at the end of the survey.

Thank you for your time and responses."

[amber dog democrat]

1. do it.

I am signed on as well. Its legit.

[eaprez]

2. I got it and replied yesterday.....and I will admit...

...I had doubts when it asked me if I liked Coke or Pepsi!!!!!!

[Shopaholic]

3. The part that got me was the question about what flavor of ice cream I

preferred!!!!! :wtf:

[Zynx]

4. Statisticians love all kinds of things to categorize people by.

[mcar]

5. I'm doing the poll right now

Some of the questions are kind of bizarre (what sign are you? :crazy: )
but it seems legit.

[Shopaholic]

6. I can see it now--"And in poll news today. . .it seems that

Virgo Vanilla Ice Cream lovers who drink Coke and wear Reeboks prefer Kerry over Bush 3 to 1!"

[hlthe2b]

11. I'll bet that's some statistics grad student's "pet" research question...

I think it is for fun, to see if there is any statistical correlation between responses and astrological sign. While I give it no major credence, I do think it is a fun thing to look at, and would be interested in the results. I hope we get to see them.

[watercolors]

7. I've been particpating in poll

for a few years. Question that got me in this one, would you vote for tin man with a brain and no heart, or scarecrow with no brain and big heart. What is up with that? Are they reprsenting Kerry and shrub?

[osaMABUSh]

8. Bush's failures and accomplishments had same answers

Thinking about George W. Bush, what do you believe is his most significant accomplishment as president?

War in Iraq 9/11 Health Ins Unemployment Not Sure Refused
my answer: Not Sure

Thinking about George W. Bush, what is his most significant failure?

War in Iraq 9/11 Health Ins Unemployment Not Sure Refused
my answer: Iraq War

Obviously he failed at Health Ins and Unemployment also.

I guess this election comes down whether America thinks 9/11 and the Iraq War were accomplishments or failures for Bush. It is becoming clear that the Iraq is viewed as a failure so the only thing Bush can hope for is people's view of him in the aftermath of 9/11 - which was initially high but has sunk ever since.

[footinmouth]

9. This one's legit

Zogby is the only poll that seems to care about my opinion. I've been polled online by them for the last few years. I must say that some of the questions in this poll were rather bizarre. I hope the pepsi people are voting for Kerry.

[hlthe2b]

10. Yes... I've been doing them for some time now...

Clearly, he's got commercial sponsors on this poll, since there are lots of questions about consumer preference (coke versus pepsi, etc). But, there are also some pretty interesting questions and this time (I think the first time) he is collecting zipcodes, which offers some chance of looking at a regional distribution of responses. While this is the ultimate convenience sample (people have to sign up in order to be considered), it appears zogby does a selection method of those who signed up, which makes it more meaningful. Given that "random digit" phone surveys are becoming increasingly unreliable (many younger voters have no "land phone," probable clear differences between those who answer and those who refuse, etc., etc), this method of survey may show promise for the future. I think Zogby is collecting the information needed to validate it as a possible "accepted" method for the future.