Re: Only 9% of those polled reply to pollsters. We are the 91%

keep wishing, its a great strategy, kreepy, did you ever think that perhaps america realized ratt romney is a prick?

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From: lew <lewcoop@aol.com>
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Subject: Only 9% of those polled reply to pollsters. We are the 91%

Only 9% of those polled reply to pollsters. We are the 91%    Rosslyn Smith  ameicanthnker.com    The most important unnoted characteristic of telephone polls (on which  most of the political journalism these days seems focused -- instead  of on the economy) is that 91% of people refuse to participate in  them. In other words, only 9% of the population is being heard in the  polls.    The data and analysis are laid out by Zombie at PJ Media:    One of the most amazing - and significant - statistics of this  election season has gone almost completely unnoticed:    Only 9% of sampled households gave an answer to pollsters in 2012    Read the whole thing.    At Instapundit, Sara Hoyt sums it up:    THE SILENCE OF THE NINETY ONE PERCENT: WE ARE THE 91%: Only 9% of  Americans Cooperate with Pollsters  and most of my family and friends  aren't among them.  Why not?   They don't trust the person on the  other side of the phone NOT to be from the government and taking down  numbers for nefarious purposes.  After Joe the Plumber, after Fast and  Furious and Benghazi-gate, after the media that won't report this  administration's malfeasance, do you blame them?    I've long argued that it is not smart to assume those who refuse to  participate in polls have the same opinion profile as those who do.  I  think that is even more true at a time when there seems to be record  levels of distrust and downright loathing of civic institutions such  as the media, academia, labor unions and the federal government.   A  few years ago you might see posts about lying to pollsters at a few  extreme sites.  Now I am increasingly seeing them at mainstream  conservative sites such as Lucianne and PJ Media.   Having recently  been jumped all over at a social event by a neighbor who lets MSNBC do  her thinking for merely mentioning that I was Republican I can  understand the attitude of Ms. Hoyt and her family.  The only thing  more dangerous than sharing your opinion these days is citing facts to  those nurtured on a steady diet of propaganda.    --   You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Open   Debate Political Forum IMHO" group.  To post to this group, send email to OpenDebateForum@googlegroups.com  To unsubscribe from this group, send email to OpenDebateForum-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com  For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/OpenDebateForum?hl=en  

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