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September 27, 2008

Why online polls are often wrong.

Posted on DKos 9/27/08 1:55 am

One more reaction thread

from Daily Kos by kos <rss@dailykos.com>

Given the CNN and CBS polling, the public has overwhelmingly crowned Obama the winner of the debate. It seems that Republicans spent so much time trashing Obama's "lack of experience" and "lack of judgment" on national security, that expectations were ridiculously low, and as a result, people were pleasantly (and happily) surprised.

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Gee, Kos seems so smug, "the public has overwhelmingly crowned Obama".

But, since Kos asked his readers to freep (stuff) the online polls, it should not be a surprise. All those basement dwelling teenagers, who aren't old enough to drive, let alone vote, going to the various online polls to promote Obama.

But you think I made this up.
look below the fold.

But consider the online poll at DrudgeReport.com:

{{{{DRUDGE POLL}}}} WHO WON THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE?... MCCAIN

68%

218,644

OBAMA

30%

96,004

NEITHER

2%

7,743

Total Votes: 322,391

Kos forgot the poll at the most popular online news site.

posted on DKos 9/26/08 11:15pm

Cool poll to freep

from Daily Kos by kos <rss@dailykos.com>

Coolest web poll ever. And we don't even need to freep it. People loved Obama before we checked in.

Any other polls to freep?

AOL
Chicago Tribune
CNN
Atlanta Journal Constitution

Full list here.

I'll trust the Drudge poll as more accurate than other online polls, because Drudge readers are more likely to vote.
And Drudge is where folks go to get the latest headlines.

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