[quote=SK in CV][quote=bearishgurl]You seem to getting personal again in ascribing all of HRC’s stated “phobes” to me, SK. I honestly believe that an (unk) portion of people who are verbally “polled” (whether in person on telephonically, unless it was actually during an “exit poll”) are disinclined to speak their truth in this election. That is, not to state to the pollster that they are supporting a candidate they deplore, but instead stating to the pollster that they hadn’t yet made up their minds and so just named a candidate to get rid of the pollster. Or stated they would vote for an Independent for President. At least this would be so in polls where their names would be known to the pollster. A lot of people just want to get through their day without calling undue attention upon themselves.
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So you think people are lying in an anonymous poll, that they always have the option of not responding to? And somehow answering differently than they actual think, will somehow make the poll get finished faster?
It is personal. You know Trump is a horrendous racist, and don’t care. I think that’s deplorable.
And your personal poll really is meaningless. You’ve proved over and over again here that your personal experiences are not the same as most peoples.
I know 1 person voting for Trump. He’s a rabid and unashamed racist. So between the two of us, we’re pretty much even. Still meaningless.[/quote]I don’t think most of the polls are anonymous. Pollsters get names of people to call from voter registration records (registered Dems, Reps and Independents). It’s easy to get their (home) phone numbers. I’ve phone banked for Dem candidates on numerous occasions in the past and the registered voters’ landline numbers were all provided to us and they were mostly all legitimate. Most of the voters would respond to our poll or candidate/cause spiel (unless they were in the middle of dinner, etc). Of course, this was before the masses had cell phones.
Polls on street corners would be anonymous, I suppose but the pollster would see the person they attempted to poll and could try to size them up before approaching them.
Exit polls are also anonymous but not only does the pollster see the person they are attempting to poll, they KNOW they reside in a specific precinct.
I also precinct-walked many times door to door in neighborhoods all over SD County (all south of I-8) on behalf of local candidates and KNOW how people respond at their doors to political workers … depending on if our candidate was favorable to them or not. The voters approached at their homes are not always forthcoming or even informed at first. It often takes a few minutes for them to warm up to you and listen to your spiel about your candidate/cause.
Precinct walking is a great way to meet people … and you often run into friends/relatives of people you already know or who used to work in your workplace or occupation!
