L.A. Times Poll (Is the Poll Skewed?)

self | August 25, 2003 | DiamondDon1

[deport]

Looks like a push poll also......

[DiamondDon1]

Note how the L.A. Times Poll was conducted...and if we only knew their sampling techniques...

DD

[South40]

What is your source for all this? How about a link?

[LittleJoe]

You can't take any poll conducted by the LA Times seriously.

Look at their past polls, especially the ones from the Regan era.

[South40]

Nevermind.

[DiamondDon1]

In my entire life where statistics are used, I have never seen the sample population supplemented by a non-random group (Latinos).

This poll has about as much validity as throwing darts at rotating dartboard in a hurricane.

DD

[Redcloak]

Is the Poll Skewed?

Is it by the L.A. Times?

[My2Cents]

Thanks for the analysis. Looks like the LA Times' attempt to shape public opinion, not measure it.

[KE]

Brit Hume was on Fox News talking about this. He said that other Dem polls did not show Bust. ahead, and also that the Rep. are saying their polls show them just about even. He also said that other poll takers are scratching their heads about these numbers and don't agree with them.

Karen

[KE]

Brit coming up after this commercial "Is Bust. really ahead"? I will watch and post.

Karen

[South40]

Brit Hume was just discussing this on the air. The poll started on Aug. 16th right after dipwad warren buffet stated he'd like to see Prop 13 repealed.

The whole thing is skewed; it doesn't reflect how people feel today.

[FastCoyote]

I wrote a book on nuclear waste issues where the enviro opposition push-pull polled with questions like this made up by a commie academic named Paul Slovic. Yup, the above California poll is skewed.

[SwinneySwitch]

L.A. Times Poll (Is the Poll Skewed?)

Does a bear have hair?

[kellynla]

Of course the poll was skewed! And since the poll was taken before Bust-the-bank vowed to "RAISE YOUR TAXES BY 8 BILLION DOLLARS" and BEFORE Simon withdrew from the race... the poll is BOGUS! Take the poll today and people who pay taxes in CA will not be so anxious to vote for MORE TAXES, hence Busty's number falls not to mention the 135 Hispanics that were loaded in the sample, McClintock's number will be higher since more than likely Simon's supporters would vote for McClintock and finally Mr. Hide & Seek's number would at best stay the same or continue to drop as it has since he entered the race. The debate on September 7 will separate the REAL DEAL from the liberals of both parties! Aunold & Busty will feel like two one legged men in a butt kicking contest when they have to go up against McClintock in a debate! VOTE4MCCLINTOCK http://www.tommcclintock.com

[DiamondDon1]

If you haven't yet, read the rest of the questions on the link...there are four questions before the RECALL question (and the question is long enough to choke a horse) and about a dozen questions between the RECALL question and the CANDIDATES question...apparently these participants didn't have anything better to do with their lives...

DD

[kellynla]

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/recall/la-me-poll24aug24,1,7382768.story?coll=la-home-headlines Here is your link.

[DiamondDon1]

Hey Kelly!

The question at the top of the thread was rhetorical in nature...it is quite clear what was going on here...

DD

[DiamondDon1]

Kelly:

The data is shown in the .pdf file below...

http://images.latimes.com/media/acrobat/2003-08/9130937.pdf

The article does not have the raw data, so you can see how the sampling was done...and it makes you wonder what the editor at the L.A. Slimes (oops...) Times was thinking...

DD

[Amerigomag]

Either you are politically naive or an modal Californian (who just immigrated from Mexico).

The LA Times does not conduct polls ... they publish editorials.