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Politics and the Gallup Poll
Weekly Standard, by Jay Cost

Original Article

Posted By:Judy W., 10/11/2012 9:42:41 AM

Since about the beginning of President Obama’s tenure, the Gallup poll has generally been one of the least positive polls for the Democratic party. This has prompted outrage and pressure from the left--even from presidential advisor David Axelrod. (Snip) Alan Abramowitz of Huffington Post and The Democratic Strategist noticed that Gallup has increased its share of nonwhites from 27 percent the week of the convention to 32 percent last week, a nearly 20 percent boost. In other words, Gallup seemed to have tweaked its methodology with just weeks to go until Election Day to reflect the criticism

  

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Reply 1 - Posted by: msctex1, 10/11/2012 9:48:24 AM     (No. 8925316)

It's not the poll. It's the results. The Dems would have them poll trees in a forest if it would get them the results they want.


Reply 2 - Posted by: tsquare, 10/11/2012 9:57:11 AM     (No. 8925339)

So the non-white sample was raised to 32% from 27%....in a country where the non-white composition is 22%.

That will shift the implicit Gallup bias from D+1.2% yesterday to D+2.5% tomorrow. Perhaps Obama will be encouraged to slide thru his next debate prep on the basis of this manipulation surge.


   

 

  


 
Reply 3 - Posted by: bobgray2, 10/11/2012 10:09:47 AM     (No. 8925384)

This is just going to make Gallup look really stupid on Nov 7th. Of what use is is polling service that gives inaccurate data?


Reply 4 - Posted by: formerNYer, 10/11/2012 10:43:38 AM     (No. 8925512)

Gallup has ALWAYS been garbage - they had Reagan - carter in a dead heat the day before the election and we all know how that turned out. they also had a 'surging' Mondale who lost 48 states.

there is a old computer programming term.

garbage in - garbage out


Reply 5 - Posted by: Calvinesq, 10/11/2012 10:51:13 AM     (No. 8925543)

There will be plenty of poll dancing like this one between now and election day.

Don't fall for it.


Reply 6 - Posted by: Reality, 10/11/2012 11:14:34 AM     (No. 8925626)

I am sure this has nothing to do with the crooked Eric Holder's lawsuit against Gallup.
It is the Chicago Way you Know.



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