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Yes, I suspect most pollsters are Democrats, and are not aware of how they come across to Republicans. So they think they have a representative sample, but the
by ars 6y ago
Yes, I suspect most pollsters are Democrats, and are not aware of how they come across to Republicans.
So they think they have a representative sample, but they really don't.
It can be explained simply by pollsters mainly living in large cities, and not really understanding rural Americans.
- kenjackson 6y agoWhy did this just start happening relatively recently?
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoBecause polling response rates fell off a cliff over the past decade or two, leaving a sample population much different than was historically available. (https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2012/05/15/assessing-the-representativeness-of-public-opinion-surveys/ https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2012/05/15/assessing-th...)
- kenjackson 6y agoIs that because of cell phones or some other reason?