We cannot trust these National Polls

[MadBadger]

A slew of national polls came out today and it is clear why we cannot trust them. Besides the fact that polls may have royally fucked up in NH, these polls are all over the spectrum. I mean the WaPo poll has it at a five point lead, while ARG has it a 20 point lead. Thats a big difference between five points and 20 points. Not to mention, these national polls really are not useful until after SC. After that, there is no state that enjoys its own primary day, and then we can really see how February fifth could play out with these national polls.

[Joe the Revelator]

1. ABC just put out a poll that shows it in the MOE

[MadBadger]

4. I edited it because I meant abc wapo and not NY times.

[peace13]

2. You had me when they excluded Kucinich

months ago. Keep your eyes open. Nothing good will come from MSM. Peace, KIm

[fascisthunter]

5. .

[fascisthunter]

3. Yup... Besides, They are All Corporate Sponsored

If there is anything I have learned the last several years, it is that one should not trust polls, especially those sponsored or funded by corporations.

[MadBadger]

6. Normally the ones done by the local papers and stations are the good ones.

[smalll]

7. Not entirely "all over the spectrum" when one candidate (Hillary) leads them all. /nt

[MadBadger]

8. Maybe not entirely, but a 5 point lead that is actually within the MOE is way different than a 20..

point lead.

[smalll]

10. Well, that is correct.

And we've certainly had enough evidence so far this year that polls have become far from reliable in the fluid situtation of this year's primaries.

[Catchawave]

9. CNN's leaving JRE off it's polls now

including the fact he still beats ALLLLLL the Republicans. Still.

Great diary here:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/13/144050/068/134/436161

[bpeale]

11. no shit! you don't say! when did you figure this out?

i have said this all along. even the pollsters have their agenda & it has nothing to do with you or me. they have a candidate they want to see elected for reasons known only to them. i don't trust ANY polls and i tune them out. they are simply trying to sway the election.

[AtomicKitten]

12. They ceased being accurate when some became poltical.

We should just view them on the same level as astrology.

[Cha]

13. I think astrology

is better able to predict than corporate-motivated push polls.

[AtomicKitten]

14. push polls are toxic