Comments on: Reading the New York Times Poll on Healthcare http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/09/25/reading-the-new-york-times-poll-on-healthcare/ The national media watch group Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:38:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: FAIR Blog » Blog Archive » NYT Hits Deficit Panic Button (Again) http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/09/25/reading-the-new-york-times-poll-on-healthcare/comment-page-1/#comment-102115 FAIR Blog » Blog Archive » NYT Hits Deficit Panic Button (Again) Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:47:39 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=13038#comment-102115 [...] to the story by Jackie Calmes and Dalia Sussman (headlined "Poll Finds Willingness to Cut Spending, Just Not Medicare or Social Security"), the [...] [...] to the story by Jackie Calmes and Dalia Sussman (headlined "Poll Finds Willingness to Cut Spending, Just Not Medicare or Social Security"), the [...]

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]]> By: Frankinbun http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/09/25/reading-the-new-york-times-poll-on-healthcare/comment-page-1/#comment-9485 Frankinbun Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:33:43 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=13038#comment-9485 I got a phone call from a polling agency yesterday, can't remember which one, and on the second question I answered "no". The next question was whether I was a republican. When I answered "no" to that question they thanked me and hung up. Selective polling? I got a phone call from a polling agency yesterday, can't remember which one, and on the second question I answered "no". The next question was whether I was a republican. When I answered "no" to that question they thanked me and hung up. Selective polling?

]]> By: Joel Roache http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/09/25/reading-the-new-york-times-poll-on-healthcare/comment-page-1/#comment-9448 Joel Roache Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:17:42 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=13038#comment-9448 I believe that Justin is mistaken about the media polls. They do not poll only there own readers (it's Fox Noise that does that). They contract with professional polling organizations that follows the procedures outlined by Justin. In the case of Rasmussen, I have read that they count only those "strongly" in favor, believing that intensity is more important than numbers. Given the effectiveness of the right wing noise machine, it is no surprise that opponents would register more "strongly" than the average respondent. I believe that Justin is mistaken about the media polls. They do not poll only there own readers (it's Fox Noise that does that). They contract with professional polling organizations that follows the procedures outlined by Justin.

In the case of Rasmussen, I have read that they count only those "strongly" in favor, believing that intensity is more important than numbers. Given the effectiveness of the right wing noise machine, it is no surprise that opponents would register more "strongly" than the average respondent.

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