Pollster Frank Luntz cited a new poll showing Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump for the first time since Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race.
Anyone ever been polled? I haven’t and nobody I know has either.
I think the Internet ruined polling they dunno how to collect data correctly anymore they’re probably stuck with boomer brains on the topic or something
I definitely got a poll a few years ago from a GOP senate candidate that was a bunch of questions like “How TERRIBLE has Joe Biden’s economic policy been???”
It was literally damn near impossible to select responses that actually conveyed any reasonable favor toward a Democrat policy or action. Now granted, this wasn’t a national pre-election poll that any reasonable aggregator would include, but it’s still a reminder that statistics can be whatever you want.
I live in Tennessee, and I don’t think we’ve even had a statewide poll since Biden dropped. I wasn’t contacted for that one. But - everyone knows which way Tennessee’s gonna go, so it’s not like it matters. I’d be curious to see if Harris moved the needle, though.
I’ve been called and texted a bunch. I only answered 1 call last night and answered their polling. I should have mentioned Lemmy and the fediverse and the only place I get my news, so they would focus more on it, but I didn’t think about it in time.
Anyone ever been polled? I haven’t and nobody I know has either.
I think the Internet ruined polling they dunno how to collect data correctly anymore they’re probably stuck with boomer brains on the topic or something
I have been. I get contacted fairly regularly for polls.
I definitely got a poll a few years ago from a GOP senate candidate that was a bunch of questions like “How TERRIBLE has Joe Biden’s economic policy been???”
It was literally damn near impossible to select responses that actually conveyed any reasonable favor toward a Democrat policy or action. Now granted, this wasn’t a national pre-election poll that any reasonable aggregator would include, but it’s still a reminder that statistics can be whatever you want.
That’s just a “push poll”. They’re only used for marketing/propaganda and fund raising. I doubt they even look at the responses.
A guy in the mall polled me one time but he just asked me questions like “name something you groom yourself with”
Duh, a bride, obviously.
I live in Tennessee, and I don’t think we’ve even had a statewide poll since Biden dropped. I wasn’t contacted for that one. But - everyone knows which way Tennessee’s gonna go, so it’s not like it matters. I’d be curious to see if Harris moved the needle, though.
I’ve been getting about 2 polling calls a week for the past few months.
I’ve been called and texted a bunch. I only answered 1 call last night and answered their polling. I should have mentioned Lemmy and the fediverse and the only place I get my news, so they would focus more on it, but I didn’t think about it in time.
I have been getting texts
I got polled about two weeks ago. I only answered the phone because I was expecting a call from a new number.
I’ve actually gotten two poll phone calls and one mailer this year. The pollsters showed up as “Suspected Spam - Poll” on my phone.