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| sirbrianwilson | Oct 24 2008, 12:29 AM Post #61 |
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completely wrong. you obviously didn't read anything given that you completely overlooked the single-most significant difference between zogby and every single other poll that is out there. it's all in the methodology... here's a hint: read the questions he asks. it has nothing to do with early voting. don't try to pretend like you read something about it because if you actually did, then you'd know exactly what i'm talking about because it's the entire essence of the institution. br |
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| boilergrad01 | Oct 24 2008, 12:34 AM Post #62 |
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Survey Methodology [Reuters/CSPAN Zogby National Tracking Likely Voters] 10/20/08 thru 10/23/08 Zogby International was commissioned by [Reuters and C-Span] to conduct a telephone survey of [likely voters]. The sample is [1203 likely voters] interviews with approximately [48] questions asked. Samples are randomly drawn from telephone cd’s of national listed sample. Zogby International surveys employ sampling strategies in which selection probabilities are proportional to population size within area codes and exchanges. Up to six calls are made to reach a sampled phone number. Cooperation rates are calculated using one of AAPOR’s approved methodologies[1] and are comparable to other professional public-opinion surveys conducted using similar sampling strategies.[2] Weighting by [region, party, age, race, religion, gender] is used to adjust for non-response. The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points. Margins of error are higher in sub-groups. |
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| brumdog44 | Oct 24 2008, 01:02 AM Post #63 |
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Interesting site, tracks early voters: http://elections.gmu.edu/early_vote_2008.html Huge early voting numbers from North Carolina and Nevada already in. Trending data does show older votes BUT also highly democratic and highly female in North Carolina. Ages not listed for Nevada but again voting turnout has trended highly democratic. |
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| boilergrad01 | Oct 24 2008, 01:06 AM Post #64 |
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I know McCain has one vote in North Carolina |
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| brumdog44 | Oct 24 2008, 01:11 AM Post #65 |
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bg, your vote is supposed to be a secret ballot. :P |
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| boilergrad01 | Oct 24 2008, 01:13 AM Post #66 |
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brum McCain closed the gap in Zogby but only down to 10pt 51.3 to 41.0 RCP has been posting in rounded numbers so it should post at 51% to 41% a 2% gain in one day at least we stopped the bleeding now we need to repair whatever damage we did to dig the hole since it closed to 3 on Saturday. |
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| sirbrianwilson | Oct 24 2008, 01:44 AM Post #67 |
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yes...that's the beginning...but the hefty difference would be...? don't you ever wonder, "hmm...this poll reports X. i wonder what questions they asked to obtain those results"? seriously, zogby practically invented a polling technique. it's the sole reason why they have ever received recognition. if they didn't operate under the yet-to-be-named methodology, no one would know who they are because they would be just like every other polling institution. point being...it doesn't matter whether you know the answer to this or not. but what DOES matter is that you finally join the ranks of an informed public. you're taking these numbers at face value and not asking any questions. that is a recipe for disaster. it doesn't entirely surprise me given your military background. they train you to not question and that can come in handy in many different scenarios. but what we're talking about here is something so fundamental anyone with a gradeschool understanding of the scientific process is able to identify. so, my suggestion...spend a little more time reading. educate yourself. read a book or two. br |
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| boilergrad01 | Oct 24 2008, 01:52 AM Post #68 |
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Sir Bri, They taught us to question as Officers as enlisted you can question but will do what they say anyway. I use to argue with Majors and LTC all the time if I believed I was correct but that is a case by case basis. I forged the first Kurdish Arab union and succesfully targeted and detained (the legal term for capturing insurgents) the highest rate in the Brigade so my LTC gave me a little slack. I once told a full bird I was not his Bitch and threw a pen off the wall becuase he was so wrong. I agree few would stand up like that or get away with such an antic. That was a huge problem in Iraq pre Gen P. Some English Officer wrote about it in how in the US Military we value rank over talent. I was extremely talented at what I did over there and it was not shooting. Gen P when he arrived started placing people by ability not rank and you see the results. I could go on for ever on fundamental problems in the Army hence I left a very bright future behind. I love the concept and the members as people but it has many institutional flaws that I could not fix. I have the ability to question things and have read the differnt methodologies of many different polls maybe not in depth enough. I am kinda busy as a co chair and trying to run a regional office and fucking around on here. Edited by boilergrad01, Oct 24 2008, 01:56 AM.
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| hoosierinhogville | Oct 24 2008, 10:20 AM Post #69 |
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By any chance, has anyone seen the RCP Eletoral map today. With tossups Obama 306 -- McCain 157 -- Tossup 75 Without tossups Obama 375 -- McCain 163 |
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| brumdog44 | Oct 24 2008, 10:28 AM Post #70 |
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Honestly, bg, don't worry at all about Zogby. It truly doesn't survey a cross-section that is representative of the country. I'm not saying that it is bias, but people they survey are ones that have registered with their organization. That's part of the reason that you see such wide swings in their numbers. They've had it Obama by 1 and Obama by 12 within a seven day period. Edited by brumdog44, Oct 24 2008, 10:32 AM.
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| boilergrad01 | Oct 24 2008, 10:36 AM Post #71 |
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Brum where were you late last night Sir Bri was all about the zogby claiming they have a secret secret elemeatary fromula that makes them the best. I post what they had on the website and he said no no you must read books. He didn't what book so I read read a couple of chapters from "Persecution" "How liberals are waging war against Christianity" It said right there on page four they use the Zogby Poll to mislead mid 30 McCain supporters who served in Iraq and are drinking Busch Light beer. Wow I got lucky picking that book. The answer was right there. |
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| Mr Gray | Oct 24 2008, 10:42 AM Post #72 |
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:rofl: Look at you ......coming out of your shell and providing some humor. You've got me cracking up over here. "no no, you must read books"...... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: |
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| brumdog44 | Oct 24 2008, 10:54 AM Post #73 |
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I have an unwavering support for Gallup and Rasmussen in terms of polling. Sometimes other organizations will come closer in the final prediction of the election and then tout themselves as the best, but no one consistently is better than Gallup and Rasmussen. Did you know that something as simple as changing which candidate you list first in a poll has an affect on the outcome of a survey? R & G both do and they alternate who they list first. They also have close to 3000 people they poll on their surveys (some organizations use only 600). In the same day, you can open a paper and read that the race is a dead heat (the day McCain was within one in the Ap poll) and in another paper Obama has a 14 point lead (the CBS poll), you know that there is something internally wrong with at least one (and actually both) polls. |
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| boilergrad01 | Oct 24 2008, 12:45 PM Post #74 |
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brum you might wanna start writing my source and i have no idea where he gets these numbers from. Claims Penn is within the margin of error and tracking toward McCain. |
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| hoosierinhogville | Oct 24 2008, 01:10 PM Post #75 |
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Is this source McCain himself? I would bet that the actual spread in Penn is closer that what the poll averages are showing, but in the margin of error and tracking toward McCain? I highly doubt that. Here is the trend line from Pollster today. Posted Image That looks awfully far away from in the margin of error and trending McCain. |
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