Good Reason To Be Wary Of New Polls.Number Of People Polled?,Only In The Hundreds?

[Rexx Taylor]

When these latest polls that have been coming out showing Hillary now ahead by five points, do any of us take notice to how many people were polled? Just now on Fox/O'Reilly. They brought up two polls, one in NH,,one in Penn. But if you looked closely to see how many were polled, both were much less than 1000. So lets say they poll 500 people in Pennsylvania, then giving Hillary a 10 point lead.OK,,but what do the other 6/7 Million people think? Right? Thats why many of us aren't believing any polls any more. We dont know who they are polling, and how many{unless we look}.

 

[Rexx Taylor]

maybe I should go into a pet supermarket, and poll all of the animals,,,then send the results to NBC.

 

[konradv]

Whatever makes you feel better.

 

[NYcarbineer]

You mean the 400 in the North Carolina poll that showed Trump with 32% black support?

lol

 

[defcon4]

When these latest polls that have been coming out showing Hillary now ahead by five points, do any of us take notice to how many people were polled? Just now on Fox/O'Reilly. They brought up two polls, one in NH,,one in Penn. But if you looked closely to see how many were polled, both were much less than 1000. So lets say they poll 500 people in Pennsylvania, then giving Hillary a 10 point lead.OK,,but what do the other 6/7 Million people think? Right? Thats why many of us aren't believing any polls any more. We dont know who they are polling, and how many{unless we look}.

Simple. Voter registration is public record. Pick from there whom you want to poll. I myself and presumably many others may be at fault also, since I/we hang the phone up when pollsters call. Heck, most of the times these characters show up on caller ID as "private, unknown, 800..etc" I don't even pick the phone up.

 

[AceRothstein]

Why are conservatives always willing to show us how mathematically challenged they are?

 

[Rexx Taylor]

i still smell a rat with these polls!

 

[Vigilante]

Interesting that the demographics of the Aug. 3 FOX POLL shows 434 Democrats and 370 Republicans polled to come up with a Clinton +10%! But there were 15% MORE Dimwits in that poll than Republicans.....NOT everything the MSM, no matter who it is, is FAIR and balanced!

Fox News Poll Aug. 3, 2016

 

[Rexx Taylor]

Interesting that the demographics of the Aug. 3 FOX POLL shows 434 Democrats and 370 Republicans polled to come up with a Clinton +10%! But there were 15% MORE Dimwits in that poll than Republicans.....NOT everything the MSM, no matter who it is, is FAIR and balanced!

Fox News Poll Aug. 3, 2016

right,,,,and didnt CNN take a poll?,,,hmm? George Sorors CNN?

 

[NYcarbineer]

Interesting that the demographics of the Aug. 3 FOX POLL shows 434 Democrats and 370 Republicans polled to come up with a Clinton +10%! But there were 15% MORE Dimwits in that poll than Republicans.....NOT everything the MSM, no matter who it is, is FAIR and balanced!

Fox News Poll Aug. 3, 2016

And how many Dems vs Repubs are they supposed to poll?

 

[sonic]

When these latest polls that have been coming out showing Hillary now ahead by five points, do any of us take notice to how many people were polled? Just now on Fox/O'Reilly. They brought up two polls, one in NH,,one in Penn. But if you looked closely to see how many were polled, both were much less than 1000. So lets say they poll 500 people in Pennsylvania, then giving Hillary a 10 point lead.OK,,but what do the other 6/7 Million people think? Right? Thats why many of us aren't believing any polls any more. We dont know who they are polling, and how many{unless we look}.

5 points in your dreams. The quants (who do serious statistical analysis by weighting polls by their quality as well as hundreds of economic and other factors) currently have Trump with around a 25% chance of winning, and current betting odds have him down 15 points just this week alone, down to a 20% chance.
Trump is toast, and he's done it to himself by just plain making one stupid comment after another.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Thats why many of us aren't believing any polls any more.

No, you're not believing the polls anymore because Trump is losing in the polls.

 

[NYcarbineer]

You mean the 400 in the North Carolina poll that showed Trump with 32% black support?

lol

Ah, yes, the deafening roar of stunned silence from the RWnuts.

 

[Dekster]

Current polling has problems.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/opinion/sunday/whats-the-matter-with-polling.html?_r=0

Don't trust the polls: the systemic issues that make voter surveys unreliable

 

[NYcarbineer]

Clinton is currently leading by 5.8 points in the poll average,

wherein approximately 10,000 people were polled.

 

[NYcarbineer]

When these latest polls that have been coming out showing Hillary now ahead by five points, do any of us take notice to how many people were polled? Just now on Fox/O'Reilly. They brought up two polls, one in NH,,one in Penn. But if you looked closely to see how many were polled, both were much less than 1000. So lets say they poll 500 people in Pennsylvania, then giving Hillary a 10 point lead.OK,,but what do the other 6/7 Million people think? Right? Thats why many of us aren't believing any polls any more. We dont know who they are polling, and how many{unless we look}.

Maybe this guy can explain it to you.

Odd?,Why Are Democrats Suddenly Denying All Polls Since Trump Has Overtaken Hillary?

lol