double digit dookie

[corplinx]

Bush up by double digits? Sounds too good to be true? (or bad)

Well, turns out they oversampled republican voters. The actualy lead was about half or less than stated.

Voters aren't as fickle as we thought.

 

[Suddenly]

Bush up by double digits? Sounds too good to be true? (or bad)

Well, turns out they oversampled republican voters. The actualy lead was about half or less than stated.

Voters aren't as fickle as we thought.

Polls also tend to undersample those that hang up the phone or otherwise refuse to answer a poll question but will still vote.

 

[Dorian Gray]

What are you saying - that Dems tend to hang up on pollsters more than Reps?

 

[Suddenly]

What are you saying - that Dems tend to hang up on pollsters more than Reps?

No, that those that hang up on pollsters tend to be underrepresented in poll data.