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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kerry Phineas who wrote (40952)	12/25/1998 1:59:00 PM
From: Mike M2	Respond to of 132070

Kerry, good points but an important distinction is the left wing media seeks to create a poll which supports its bias whereas the bias on the net exists because of the group which happens to congregate on the net. Mike

To: Kerry Phineas who wrote (40952)	12/25/1998 4:53:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 132070

>>>>>web polls are biased also. Too many males, more wealthy<<<<< Maybe so, but in light of the fact that the Senate is primarily male and certainly wealthy, maybe web polls are a better predictor of what the Senate will do? Also, in my experience it is almost impossible to get anyone I know on the phone the first time, I have to play phone tag with answering machines, I wonder how "scientific" it is to poll people who happen to be home, not doing anything pressing, when the pollster calls? I bet this is weighted towards people without jobs, e.g., retirees and stay-at-home wives.