tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post603745629996660904..comments2023-12-13T05:02:37.426-05:00Comments on Pushed to the Left and Loving It: Pundits, Polls and Protests. How the Media Has it so WrongEmily Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-89558136707683726872011-02-16T08:55:40.643-05:002011-02-16T08:55:40.643-05:00Political parties need to take all of these points...Political parties need to take all of these points into account when they hesitate to act because of poor polling numbers. Perhaps they miss the groundswell of public sentiment when they act according to the polls. Listen to the public. And in an election to come, I think Harper's refusal to speak to the public and journalist will be an issue. And a public debate would be very revealing. The facts simply don't support Conservative propaganda.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10718661741465590905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-63315480538649429992011-02-15T09:32:09.497-05:002011-02-15T09:32:09.497-05:00Politcial Polls out themselves as worthless
OTTAW...Politcial Polls out themselves as worthless<br /><br />OTTAWA - Canada's notoriously competitive pollsters have some surprisingly uniform advice about the parade of confusing and conflicting numbers they're about to toss at voters ahead of a possible spring election:<br /><br />Take political horse race polls with a small boulder of salt.<br /><br />"Pay attention if you want to but, frankly, they don't really mean anything," sums up Andre Turcotte, a pollster and communications professsor at Carleton University.<br /><br />He has even more pointed advice for news organizations that breathlessly report minor fluctuations in polling numbers: "You should really consider what is the basis for your addiction and maybe enter a ten-step program."<br /><br />And for fellow pollsters who provide the almost daily fix for media junkies: "I think pollsters should reflect on what this does to our industry. It cheapens it."<br /><br />Turcotte's blunt assessment is widely shared by fellow pollsters, including those who help feed the media addiction to political horse race numbers.<br /><br />http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/pollsters-advise-voters-to-be-wary-of-polls-ahead-of-possible-spring-vote-116112554.htmlNadine Lumleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05591663475427502169noreply@blogger.com