Today’s Reuters/Zogby poll, based on a sample of 1,089 “likely voters” drawn from listed telephone numbers, conducted Aug. 14-16, 2008, shows McCain over Obama by 46% to 41%. It is creating quite a stir nationally. Sorry to hear they disturbed a thousand napping seniors, agoraphobic technophobes and residential burglars. Doesn’t it occur to these folks that it is impossible to get a balanced sampling from listed telephone numbers? Another reason, whichever side of the aisle you may reside, to discount polling. Tea leaves may prove to be more accurate.
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People with listed telephone numbers are more likely to vote. They’re older. Older people vote more.
Posted 20 Aug 2008 at 3:44 pm ¶And by “old”, Abby means anyone 25 or over.
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