Comments on: Phone Polls Don’t Work Anymore http://www.dotcult.com/phone-polls-dont-work-anymore Ryan Jones Blogs About Internet Culture Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:26:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Jaime http://www.dotcult.com/phone-polls-dont-work-anymore#comment-3615 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:30:02 +0000 http://www.dotcult.com/phone-polls-dont-work-anymore#comment-3615 Though to be fair, the demographic that they are most likely missing with those polls is the same demographic that is least likely to actually vote in any given election. Though to be fair, the demographic that they are most likely missing with those polls is the same demographic that is least likely to actually vote in any given election.

]]> by: Ryan http://www.dotcult.com/phone-polls-dont-work-anymore#comment-3614 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:17:56 +0000 http://www.dotcult.com/phone-polls-dont-work-anymore#comment-3614 The thing I'd really like to see some statistics on is how the polls actually influence other voters. I'm willing to bet there's a ton of people who want to be on the "winning team" and vote for whoever the polls say are winning. Let's see some voter timelines, I bet the people who vote in the last hours votes are significantly skewed one way. The thing I’d really like to see some statistics on is how the polls actually influence other voters.

I’m willing to bet there’s a ton of people who want to be on the “winning team” and vote for whoever the polls say are winning.

Let’s see some voter timelines, I bet the people who vote in the last hours votes are significantly skewed one way.

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