Never Ever Trust a Political Poll of Any Kind

Never Ever Trust a Political Poll of Any Kind, Especially a Political Poll (Updated)

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 pollsters 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?

Who responded to the survey?

Wouldn't it be nice if we knew the name, address, phone number, and 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 the respondent typically votes 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.

Over what time period was it collected?

By whom was it collected? Name, address, phone number, and 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 respondents?

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 their 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, and 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/nongovernment, 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 the US, receiving any form of government assistance, who do they work for, tax bracket, self-employed, own/rent a home, size of the 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 is revealed.

Who are the 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, and during what period of time, mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, Sundays, and Saturdays. It would be nice to see when the survey was conducted 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, THAT YOU ARE NOT TO BE TRUSTED, THAT YOU ARE MAKING UP THE NUMBERS AND YOU HAVE AN AGENDA THAT IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL AMERICANS.

We have been told, to trust but verify. In order for us to trust you, we must verify the data.

So produce it, and 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 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, and prove your results. We want full and complete transparency.

On a separate note:

WHY DOES THE NEWS MEDIA COMPLETELY IGNORE THE LIES BEING TOLD TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC BY OUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS? WHY ARE THEY COMPLICIT BY NOT HOLDING OUR POLITICAL OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE?