Don Surber: Hey pollsters, don't call us, we'll call you: A reader pointed out this line from a Power Line post: "I find it interesting that the Times/Siena had to call nearly 38,000 people to ...
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Polls may not be accurate for a number of reasons. One reason is this one provided by this post. If people aren't answering the pollsters, then what validity can the polls have?
Moreover, if the polls' methodology is incorrect, the poll is meaningless. The pollsters have to have models that accurate reflect the populations in which they are working. What good are they if they fail to do this accurately?
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