Internals of LA Times poll posted

[CARLHAYDEN]

UPDATED!!!

I emailed the LA Times polling folks, the actual partisan breakout was:

Democrats 38%
Republicans 24%
Other: 38%

They are defending this as a representative sample!

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This poll has more than 12%  14% more Democrats in the national sample than Republicans.

It is worthless, it should be burned.

I do not think I have every seen a sample from a national polling organization this totally %^%#ed up before.

Compared to these guys, CBS Polling is filled with brain surgeons and rocket scientists.

To cite just one example of how screwed up this thing is, in Ohio Kerry leads 46/45 head to head, but has a 3 point lead when you ADD Nader to the Ballot.

One odd detail from the internals the the LA Times failed to notice as a possible reason why Bush was doing well in the states of Misourri and Wisconsisn is that in those states 1 in 4 Gore voters plans to vote for Bush.

People who believe that the media deliberately distorts information for partisan purposes can point to this poll as an example.

There may be an alternate explanation, but at the very least they should print a retraction and explain to their readers that this poll (kindest possible interpretation) is a freak sample and should be ignored.

I think I posted in another thread on the same subject that the LA Times poll has a history of favoring Democrats.

[CARLHAYDEN]

You should have seen the LA Times reporting on the early stages of the Gubenatorial Recall last year!

[CARLHAYDEN]

Thanks for the posting.

BTW, wondered about your screen name.


I alwyas liked ole G.W. Plunkett.

What was your opinion of him and the book written of his dissertations from the boot black stand?

[CARLHAYDEN]

Thanks for the posting.

BTW, wondered about your screen name.


I alwyas liked ole G.W. Plunkett.

What was your opinion of him and the book written of his dissertations from the boot black stand?

Who's he talking to?

I addressed my posting to you, Boss Tweed.

Since Boss Tweed and Plunkett were both members of Tammany in the same century, though you might have some insight.