Comments on: Polls: It matters how the question is asked http://www.270towin.com/blog/2008-polls/why-polls-in-august-shouldnt-be-taken-too-seriously This isn't a Popularity Contest Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:50:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff http://www.270towin.com/blog/2008-polls/why-polls-in-august-shouldnt-be-taken-too-seriously/comment-page-1#comment-1019 Jeff Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:04:42 +0000 http://www.270towin.com/blog/2008-polls/why-polls-in-august-shouldnt-be-taken-too-seriously#comment-1019 Weird poll, you think they would wait until McCain announced his running mate.... Weird poll, you think they would wait until McCain announced his running mate….

]]> By: mark connete http://www.270towin.com/blog/2008-polls/why-polls-in-august-shouldnt-be-taken-too-seriously/comment-page-1#comment-1017 mark connete Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:07:34 +0000 http://www.270towin.com/blog/2008-polls/why-polls-in-august-shouldnt-be-taken-too-seriously#comment-1017 Is it the staff's opinion that the cnn poll is biased ?.I clearly think so....... 270toWin: You could argue bias both ways.... for example, a Hillary supporter polled here might be less inclined to pick the Obama/Biden ticket with that named VP than they would have been previously when the nominee was unknown. We're just making an observation that it will be hard to compare this poll with those before it and those that come later on, when the full ticket is known on both sides. We're not polling experts, but it just seems peculiar. Is it the staff’s opinion that the cnn poll is biased ?.I clearly think so…….

270toWin: You could argue bias both ways…. for example, a Hillary supporter polled here might be less inclined to pick the Obama/Biden ticket with that named VP than they would have been previously when the nominee was unknown. We’re just making an observation that it will be hard to compare this poll with those before it and those that come later on, when the full ticket is known on both sides. We’re not polling experts, but it just seems peculiar.

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