Author Topic: Political polls (Read 162 times)

cav58d · « **on:** October 17, 2006, 11:17:49 PM »

I have checked out gallup, zogby ect...all the big ones, and it seems you have to be a paying member to view polls? Can anyone recommend a legitimate free site with current info?

Debonair · « **Reply #1 on:** October 18, 2006, 12:15:54 AM »

polls are a bunch of BS
so are pols
pools are full of BS too, but only at some farms
i was looking at all the data on a poll in the VA governor's race & 80% responded they were definitely gonna vote, another 10% were likely voters.

look in here
http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/iem/markets/data_congress06.html
& you will see where a large cross section of people with money at stake on the outcome think things are going to

cav58d · « **Reply #2 on:** October 18, 2006, 12:34:24 AM »

with all due respect, I am not looking for your opinion whether you think polls mean anything or not...To be honest with you, I am putting together a project, and my thesis is the innacuracy of political polls, but I need to find some legitimate ones for free!

Debonair · « **Reply #3 on:** October 18, 2006, 01:27:08 AM »

the washington post puts their poll data online in a fairly raw state
free, but you need to register
or you can use the universal login