L.A. TIMES POLL DISHONEST

Crosswalk/Drudge Report/Roll Call ^ | 6.15.2004 | McCullough/Drudge/Roll Call Editors

[Wolfstar]

In the last few years, several excellent books have been published about media and polling bias. I highly recommend "MOBocracy" and "Coloring the News." "MOBocracy" is specifically about how polls are used to manipulate public opinion, not measure it. After I read it, I could no longer blindly trust any poll, whether or not it was favorable toward my candidate or issue.

[Ignatz]

L.A. TIMES POLL DISHONEST

And in other breaking news, the sun rose in the east today and water is wet.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Bump!

[brityank]

Good place to stick this --

ZOGBY INTERACTIVE PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE POLL ^
A Report by Fritz Wenzel, Senior Political Writer
May 23, 2004 – First in a series

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Methodology

Zogby Interactive respondents were invited to participate from panels of likely voters who have agreed to take part in online surveys. Respondents followed instructions leading them to the survey located on secure servers at Zogby Interactive headquarters in Utica, New York. All surveys were completed between Tuesday, May 18 through Sunday, May 23. Slight weights were applied to region, party, age, race, religion, and gender to more accurately reflect the votingpopulation in the United States. The margin of error for each state is as follows:

State	Likely voters	MOE
Arkansas	495	4.4
Florida	857	3.5
Iowa	586	4.1
Michigan	612	4.0
Minnesota	928	3.3
Missouri	520	4.4
Nevada	532	4.3
New Hampshire	521	4.4
New Mexico	454	4.7
Ohio	577	4.1
Oregon	933	3.3
Pennsylvania	654	3.9
Tennessee	1057	3.1
Washington	527	4.4
West Virginia	504	4.5

Error margins are higher for sub-groups.

As far as I am concerned, all polls are Push Polls as the nature of the questions and the limited responses you can give limit the choices to a preselected few answers. That said, I am on Zogby's list and get hit at least once a month, and I answer it honestly. They do track responses, so if you want to 'game' their system they will catch on, and they tell you that up front. I think their allowed responses to their questions are too simplistic all around. If you want to join in, just pop into Zogby ^ and sign up.