Truth in polling law?

Maybe people should just be educated rather than passing another unconstitutional federal law.

 

How do polls shape public opinion? Does anyone choose who they vote for because of a poll result?

How would a polling law be enforced?

Polls are estimations of a larger population based a smaller group so there will always be errors which are usually reported with most reputable polls. The questions asked are also reported by reputable polls. Reputable polls will usually state their methodology of randomization and collection (phone, etc). One consideration is how accurate telephone polling is with people moving away from land lines to mobile phones.

I agree there are problems with polls as there are with any type of statistic. But it is up to the individual to critically appraise the methodology used to collect that statistic and judge for themselves how accurate that statistic is.

We live in a culture of information overload and being able to critically interpret statistics should be vital part of our education.

 

I agree, since most of Obama supporters are the young, college preppy types, I think the polls are extremely skewed. Most of this cross section of the population don't have a landlines so are not included in the polls. They really need to figure out a way to account for this new generation.