Why do Freepers Support a Different Candidate than Polltakers?

1/1/2008 | me

[amordei]

I support Fred Thompson as do a far majority of FreeRepublic members. However, polls of Iowa voters, NH voters, national voters, etc. all place Fred way back in the pack. Why is that? Is it bad polling, e.g., oversampling non-Republicans, unlikely voters, etc.? I just can't believe that we are that far from standard Republican opinion. If we are, may God have mercy on us all. ;->

[Keith in Iowa]

because they poll idiots, not Freepers.

[kinoxi]

Freepers read.

[SpaceBar]

Media manipulation and disinformation? Just a guess.

[Jim Noble]

I just can't believe that we are that far from standard Republican opinion.

Why can't you believe that?

[pgkdan]

Every 4 years it seems that we all expect a certain result in IA and NH due to poll results but we’re always ‘surprised’ the day after when someone in the back does much better than expected. I’m expecting the same thing this year. I think Fred’s going to surprise a lot of people.

[papasmurf]

The lower in the polls they are, the more the media fear them...for whatever reasons they may have.

[Wings-n-Wind]

I support Fred Thompson as do a far majority of FreeRepublic members.

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Just curioso...
Do you have data to back this up??

Thx.... HNY

[mcshot]

We’re definitely more informed and reject MSM spoon feeding.....but we will need God’s mercy.

[amordei]

I always figured we were the distilled version of what Republicans would think if they had more information. However, looking at the poll variances, it seems to me that we’re on two different worlds.

[texgal]

I've been having this discussion with someone who has jumped on the Huckabee bandwagon simply because a pastor friend has come out in support of Huckabee.

I think it's because we read and research and know a lot more about the political landscape and the players than does the average American voter.

[amordei]

Uh—Jim’s been running a poll for a while which shows that about three quarters of us do. It’s on the right side of the page.

[MovementConservative]

Fred= no fire in the belly

[MovementConservative]

Fred= no fire in the belly

[Yaelle]

There is actually a Free Republic poll, which I have never been able to find without someone giving a link. But it does show Thompson FAR into the lead.

[SE Mom]

Take a look at the current FR poll. It’s representative of every poll on FR for months. FR is pro Thompson and Hunter.

[pookie18]

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/poll?poll=207;results=1

[DTogo]

I just can't believe that we are that far from standard Republican opinion.

Where have you been the past few years?

[amordei]

Let’s say that is true (I don’t personally believe it). Why do non-Freepers react to that more strongly than we do?

[LibFreeOrDie]

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/poll?poll=207;results=1