longknife
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- Sep 21, 2012
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At last, a story that confirms what I've believed for a very long time. They've been getting it wrong in Europe and expect us to believe them here.
Pollsters now make 30-35 calls to complete a single interview versus 10 a decade ago, he says. To interview a thousand voters — only 400 of which may be likely to vote Republican — they have to dial up to 35,000 numbers.
In other words, they only contact the very few interested in being asked – and have no way of knowing whether or not they're telling the truth.
Full story @ Mobile phones and habits of millennials vex US pollsters - FT.com
Pollsters now make 30-35 calls to complete a single interview versus 10 a decade ago, he says. To interview a thousand voters — only 400 of which may be likely to vote Republican — they have to dial up to 35,000 numbers.
In other words, they only contact the very few interested in being asked – and have no way of knowing whether or not they're telling the truth.
Full story @ Mobile phones and habits of millennials vex US pollsters - FT.com
