BOGUS NYT POLL

BOGUS POLLS

I continue to predict that Republicans will control the House, and the Senate, in 2007.  Reason?  The polls we've been swamped with are mostly bogus, tools used by disreputable media to drive the vote leftward (per usual).  Voter fraud  remains a concern, but then it always has been (which party has the missing Tennessee ''Smart Cards'' do you suppose?).  Bull Dog Pundit (an Ankle Biting Pundit) does some analysis on the latest New York Times/CBS  poll.  OK, you all know the drill by now. The New York Times has again come out with a poll showing (again) that the Dems can’t lose come next Tuesday. And, again, the problem is that the poll seems to bear no resemblance to those people who are actually going to, you know, SHOW UP to vote. My point here is not to complain about the poll methodology, etc., but rather to again the decry the use of these polls to drive “news” stories and do “analysis” about the midterm election. The reason - the “news” stories provide no context about the poll demographics, nor do the polls accurately reflect who is actually going to show up on Election Day. Here’s why I say this… In the NYT poll, 23% of respondents aren’t even eligible to vote.  And of those 77% that are registered, a full 37% didn’t vote in the last mid-term election, and an additional 13% don’t remember if they voted then.  Folks, that means that OVER HALF OF THE TOTAL RESPONDENTS DIDN’T VOTE/CAN’T REMEMBER VOTING IN 2002.  Plus, some 26% didn’t even bother to vote in the friggin 2004 Presidential election.  How in God’s name can the NYT seriously this poll to be reflective of anything? Now let’s look at some of the specific demographic information that should give you pause. There's more ....check it out