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Comment on: Anglosphere of Influence

ENOUGH with Polls!!!!

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The Polls

Polls are very difficult to conduct as they must select a random pool of about 1500 and then try to get everybody on the list to answer the phone and answer the questions. The dissent rate is some 35%.

From what they get [they cannot call more on a different list or major statistical problems happen] they then 'adjust' the missing responses according to voter registration and other factors. This is very subjective.

My problem with the polls is that about 7-9% of the voters are 'undecided' for the last year. The spread seems to change with the variation in issues. There is a major problem somewhere in this high undec. bunch at this late date. It seems that either people are lying or avoiding questions. There may be a latent race issue underlying. Note that the undecided group is usually larger than the spread.

Uncertain.