[My Favorite Headache]

Yesterday’s poll:

QStarNews Daily Tracking Poll

811 likely voters surveyed October 17-19, 2012

Choice of tickets for president/vice president:

Obama/Biden 44.92 percent
Romney/Ryan 52.59 percent
Johnson/Gray 0.22 percent

Approval and Disapproval of Barack Obama’s performance as president

Strongly Approve 28.63 percent
Somewhat Approve 16.81 percent
Somewhat Disapprove 5.46 percent
Strongly Disapprove 48.23 percent

Total approval and disaproval:

Approve 45.44 precent
Disapprove 53.69 percent

[My Favorite Headache]

UnSkewed Polling Data
Sunday, October 21, 2012 12:45:31 AM
Poll Date Sample MoE Skew Obama(D) Romney(R) Spread
UnSkewed Avg. 10/7 - 10/16 — — +4.5 D 45.3 49.9 Romney +4.6
Hartford Courant/UConn 10/11 - 10/16 1023 LV 3.0 +8 D 45.0 48.0 Romney + 3
Politico/GWU/Battleground 10/11 - 10/14 1000 LV 3.1 +3 D 46.0 51.0 Romney +5
Wash. Post/ABC News 10/10 - 10/13 923 LV 3.5 +9 D 47.0 51.0 Romney +4
Monmouth/SurveyUSA/Braun 10/8 - 10/10 1360 LV 2.7 +3 D 45.0 48.0 Romney +3
Fox News 10/7 - 10/9 1109 LV 3.0 +1 D 43.0 46.0 Romney +3
IBD/TIPP 10/11 - 10/16 931 LV 3.5 +8 D 45.0 52.0 Romney +7
Rasmussen 10/15 - 10/17 1500 LV 3.0 +3 D 46.0 51.0 Romney +5
Gallup 10/10 - 10/16 2700 LV 2.0 +1 D 45.0 52.0 Romney +7

[GeronL]

So, it’s not Gallup then?

[skinkinthegrass]

over here. ;-)

[My Favorite Headache]

Looks like the Johnson vote has increased by 3% up and taken directly from Obama/Biden.

[skinkinthegrass]

thxs, for the post. :-)

[Steven W.]

Gary Johnson has been doing a bunch of public appearances - I think he’s been on every FNC show this past week - this would be consistent with a preference cascade - Obama is even losing his base (he’s just NOT cool anymore!)

[hsalaw]

Who is Johnson?

[Zajko]

I have to admit to being just as deeply suspicious of this outfit’s polling methods as I am of many others.

Case in point:

Their daily tracking poll for Oct 18

Romney 60% / Obama 39%

Their daily tracking poll for Oct 19

Romney 51% / Obama 48%

http://unskewedpolls.com/dailytrackingpoll.cfm

....whatever the real numbers, and even allowing for the normally-stated margins of error, they’re claiming an 18% swing overnight here? To Obama? And now an 8% swing back in the other direction? With the enormous daily swings they publish, then for sure, they’ll occasionally hit on a correct figure (stopped clock twice a day, and all that) but overall, their numbers just suggest poor, even amateur polling methods.

I don’t doubt that Romney is likely ahead right now. But some of the numbers on this site are as laughable as most of the other polling outfits around. Different, but just as laughable.

[Hildy]

My friend was registering voters I’m Southern California a few weeks ago in front of a WalMart. Two young black men in hoodies were walking in and she motioned them to come over.They were hesitant, but polite. One said that he wasn’t registered and was a little embarrassed because he doesn’t follow it too much. However, he told my friend that he did not want to vote for Obama, My friend did not ask why, but she told him that because he has an opinion, that he had a duty to vote. He and his friend registered Republican and said they would vote for Tommey.

[onyx]

I’ve never heard of this polling outfit before this election, but UnSkewedPolls.com Favorite sites are: American Thinker | Freedomist.com | DickMorris.com | Thomas Sowell | Walter E. Williams | Rush Limbaugh | Laura Ingraham.

[gleeaikin]

election poll ping

[kevao]

This poll is total BS. Anyone who believes Gary Johnson will garner anywhere near 4% has been smoking what Gary Johnson has been smoking.

Or is this a poll of just Gary’s family?

[WashingtonSource]

So this is their own poll — not their unskewed version of another poll. If so, SHAZAM!