Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 When they say a poll says 63 % of Americans don’t like the president or the congress or whatever the poll is about, they should be saying 63% of those Americans that were polled!!! These polls are only a sample of maybe 1000 people at most! Thank you, Rant over!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 6 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: When they say a poll says 63 % of Americans don’t like the president or the congress or whatever the poll is about, they should be saying 63% of those Americans that were polled!!! These polls are only a sample of maybe 1000 people at most! Thank you, Rant over!!! Are you suggesting that Pollsters should use logic instead of trying to manipulating the public? I find it interesting when a public "Official" states "Americans want" or "demand" ... the "Official" didn't ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 26 minutes ago, Matthew Duncan said: Are you suggesting that Pollsters should use logic instead of trying to manipulating the public? I find it interesting when a public "Official" states "Americans want" or "demand" ... the "Official" didn't ask me. Exactly!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Trapper Tom Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 The most interesting part of these polls is that conservatives that I know won’t take these pols but liberals do. SO, what are the real numbers. And I’m sure that illegal immigrants would probably take these polls if asked Recently I had to replace my drivers license because my wallet fell out behind the tractor and the bush hog got it. While I was waiting a guy came in for a Real ID here in Kentucky. He had to have an interpreter because he could not speak English. His dialect was more more from Farther South than Mexico. I speak and understand some Mexican from doing the books for 5 Mexican restaurants. Anyway, he was here on a passport, and they issued him a Real Ky ID. He even got in before me, he was a walk in and I had an appt. Understand this, AReal ID gives you the right to Vote! Sorry, Rye. I probably should have made this a separate topic. Please don’t be mad. Rant off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 66 years young last year. Was asked to participate in my very first live person poll last August. About 10 minutes of my life that I won't get back. At the end the person I was talking to asked how much I wanted to donate to their cause. Told them, you called me why would you want me to pay you to participate in your poll. Was told without a "donation" my answers would not be recorded. See that on a lot of internet polls. Laughed and hung up..... Sigh Regards Gateway Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, Tennessee Trapper Tom said: The most interesting part of these polls is that conservatives that I know won’t take these pols but liberals do. SO, what are the real numbers. And I’m sure that illegal immigrants would probably take these polls if asked Recently I had to replace my drivers license because my wallet fell out behind the tractor and the bush hog got it. While I was waiting a guy came in for a Real ID here in Kentucky. He had to have an interpreter because he could not speak English. His dialect was more more from Farther South than Mexico. I speak and understand some Mexican from doing the books for 5 Mexican restaurants. Anyway, he was here on a passport, and they issued him a Real Ky ID. He even got in before me, he was a walk in and I had an appt. Understand this, AReal ID gives you the right to Vote! Sorry, Rye. I probably should have made this a separate topic. Please don’t be mad. Rant off! Mad?? Are you kidding? That’s a great story. Shows how messed up our immigration system is! Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Pollsters also use the feedback they want so they can define the message they want to convey. As much as I despise Brandon I think these numbers are unfair. I think they should be higher regarding his disapproval rating. More than likely they want Brandon’s numbers to be poor, but not too poor. Probably because they want the dipstick with the VP title to be the P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 38 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Pollsters also use the feedback they want so they can define the message they want to convey. As much as I despise Brandon I think these numbers are unfair. I think they should be higher regarding his disapproval rating. More than likely they want Brandon’s numbers to be poor, but not too poor. Probably because they want the dipstick with the VP title to be the P. Don’t you mean they DONT want the dipstick VP being the P? No one wants her to be President. That’s Brandon’s cover . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shoer 27979 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Don’t you mean they DONT want the dipstick VP being the P? No one wants her to be President. That’s Brandon’s cover . Nobody wanted her as vp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 15 minutes ago, The Shoer 27979 said: Nobody wanted her as vp Except for Biden !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Spur Jake SASS #7728 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 The only "Poles" I ever believed in were the honest, hard working Poles I grew with and worked with in the Chicago area many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 3 hours ago, Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life said: 66 years young last year. Was asked to participate in my very first live person poll last August. About 10 minutes of my life that I won't get back. At the end the person I was talking to asked how much I wanted to donate to their cause. Told them, you called me why would you want me to pay you to participate in your poll. Was told without a "donation" my answers would not be recorded. See that on a lot of internet polls. Laughed and hung up..... Sigh Regards Gateway Kid Can you say SCAMMER trying to get peoples financial information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 It's generally recognized that polls are taken only of a small segment of people. This should not come as a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Years ago I was called once a week to participate in polls put on by KCAL-9 television out of Los Angeles when I lived in Orange County. Polling issues ranged from year around school to individual candidates running for office. I probably participated in 15-20 polls. Then one day they called and the polling questions were regarding gun control. It was quite apparent from the start that I was not giving answers that met with the goal of their poll. That was the last poll call I got from them. They didn’t tell me that I would no longer be called, but I did call them and was nicely told they no longer needed my help. When I asked if it was because I wasn’t answering as they hoped I would the line went dead. I do not trust polls. This experience just helped to reinforce my distrust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 7 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Don’t you mean they DONT want the dipstick VP being the P? No one wants her to be President. That’s Brandon’s cover . Worked for his predecessor.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bob Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 13 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: I do not trust polls. This experience just helped to reinforce my distrust. I think the majority of polls are intended to convince people how to think/vote. Too many people are too easily manipulated. Look at advertising campaigns, it’s not much different, at least that’s what 9 out of 10 doctors tell me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 I used to ask for clarification of the questions, or tried to give nuanced answers. Irritated several of them. They kept trying to keep me inside the narrow lines but most of my answers couldn't fit within them. "Well, in this case one thing, in another case something else, and obviously under circumstances neither of those but this." "I can't write that down!" "You wanted my opinion. I gave you my opinion. It's not my fault your survey is so poorly designed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 People only accept polls that tell them what they already believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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