Never ever trust a political poll of any kind, especially a
political poll
Why you ask?
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY!
LACK OF CREDIBILITY!
HIDDEN AGENDAS!
USED TO SHAPE THE WAY WE THINK!
INACCURATE!
DECEPTIVE!
MISLEADING!
If pollster's wanted us to believe them, they would make
their data completely TRANSPARENT!
Here are some of my thoughts regarding polls and why they
should NEVER be trusted.
As it relates to the questions being asked:
What are the questions and HOW are they worded? Is there a potential bias or agenda embedded in the question?
What are the questions and HOW are they worded? Is there a potential bias or agenda embedded in the question?
Who responded to the survey?
Wouldn't it be nice if we knew the name, address, phone number, email address of each respondent to the survey and how many actually responded? They can't and won't give that information to us sitting privacy concerns. Truth is, not only won't they give us the information, they can't because to give it to us would require transparency.
Wouldn't it be nice if we knew the name, address, phone number, email address of each respondent to the survey and how many actually responded? They can't and won't give that information to us sitting privacy concerns. Truth is, not only won't they give us the information, they can't because to give it to us would require transparency.
It would also be nice if we knew their political party
affiliation and how they respondent typically votes and if they have voted in
past elections and if so, for whom.
How was the survey conducted?
Phone? Internet? In person? And by whom? Male/Female, age, race, religious and political affiliation.
Phone? Internet? In person? And by whom? Male/Female, age, race, religious and political affiliation.
Over what time period was it collected?
By whom was it collected?
Name, address, phone number, email address of those collecting the data
and conducting the survey.
Would it be nice if we had full transparency, a spreadsheet
with easy to read results by respondent..
I would like to see a breakdown of the question word by
word.
What is the author's interest in conducting the survey. What are they attempting to report and
why. It is important to understand the
background and nature of those performing the survey and there potential bias.
How accurate have these news organizations been in the past?
What is the political bent of the news organization
conducting the survey?
PROVE IT!
Prove you actually conducted the survey, post the results
online for everyone to see. How many
people participated, breakdown characteristics of each respondent; male/female,
married/single, gay/straight, vocation, who they work for, union/nonunion,
government/non government, work history, political affiliation, children, ages,
financial net worth, education level, family background, siblings, in tack
family/divorced family, rural/urban, US Citizen/foreign born/illegal/years in
US, receiving any form of government assistance, who do they work for, tax bracket,
self employed, own/rent a home, size of home, reported bias of any kind,
religious background, race, debt level, savings, Christian, atheist, agnostic,
any religious affiliation, Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Green Party, what
is your political party affiliation, big government, small government, pro
abortion, pro life, pro gay marriage, pro marriage between a man and a
woman. These are just a few components
that make up a person's disposition and response to a particular question that
never are revealed.
Who are these people that are responding to these
surveys? Without knowing their
background and history, we are left to guess.
Seriously, unless we know who is taking the survey, a survey
should never be trusted for accuracy.
It would be nice to know who paid for the survey, their
political affiliation and bias.
How many were surveyed, when, at what time during the day,
during what period of time, mornings, afternoon, evening, weekend, Sunday,
Saturday. It would be nice to see when
the survey was conducted and at what time and on what day.
Where was the office where the survey was conducted? How many surveyors?
Why is it so important that this information be made public
and available to the public?
BECAUSE WE AS A PEOPLE DON'T TRUST A SINGLE WORD YOU ARE
TELLING US. WE BELIEVE YOU HAVE A BIAS
AND AN AGENDA AND ARE TRYING TO INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME.
WE DON'T BELIEVE YOU ARE TELLING THE TRUTH, THAT YOU ARE
MAKING UP THE DATA AND THAT YOU MAY IN FACT, NEVER EVEN CONDUCTED A SURVEY.
IF WHAT YOU ARE TELLING US IS TRUE, POST ALL THE INFORMATION
ON THE INTERNET FOR ALL TO SEE SO THAT YOUR RESULTS ARE TRANSPARENT.
IF YOU DON'T WE WILL BELIEVE THAT WHAT YOU ARE TELLING US IS
A LIE, YOU ARE NOT TO BE TRUSTED, THAT YOU ARE MAKING UP THE NUMBERS AND YOU
HAVE A AGENDA THAT IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL AMERICANS.
We have been told, trust but verify. In order for us to trust you, we must verify
the data.
So produce it, put it online for all to see, what are you
afraid of, of being found out that you are a fraud, you are making up the data
and you have a bias or agenda?
You ask us to trust you, but you don't give us the
information we need to trust you. In
the past you have lied to us, over and over again you have lied to us,
misinformed us and deceived us. We now want the to review the data that
supports your survey results. We want
the facts! So show us!
How do we know you even conducted the survey. PROVE IT!
Show us the data, or a PO to an outside organization, an invoice and
proof you paid for the survey.
We believe you report the results of a survey for a
particular reason, that you have an agenda, a political bias and agenda and you
are attempting to manipulate us and create the outcome you desire. You must think we are all stupid. We have caught on to your game, GAME OVER,
prove you results. We want full and
complete transparency.
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