I've written many times about the obvious failure of certain political pollsters in the USA. There are some new numbers out, however, that once again prove this point. Yesterday, both Rasmussen and IBD/TIPP released job approval polls for President Trump. Rasmussen found the President with 49% approval and 50% disapproval for a net rating of -1%. IBD/TIPP found approval by 35% and disapproval by 58% for a net rating of -23%. Supposedly, the margin of error for IBD is +/- 3/3% with a similar margin at Rasmussen. Both are polls of registered voters and both were taken at the same time.
Think about these polls for a moment. There is no way both can be correct. Most of the polls released on this topic recently have put the approval of President Trump in the mid 40% range. So how can IBD release a poll that is so out of step with everything else (aside from Quinnipiac)? Are the polls rigged? I know that IBD is a rather anti-Trump outlet, but it still seems bizarre that it would just rig a poll like this. After all, it looks so ridiculous.
I guess that the real lesson from this is that the polls from certain sources just don't mean anything.
Think about these polls for a moment. There is no way both can be correct. Most of the polls released on this topic recently have put the approval of President Trump in the mid 40% range. So how can IBD release a poll that is so out of step with everything else (aside from Quinnipiac)? Are the polls rigged? I know that IBD is a rather anti-Trump outlet, but it still seems bizarre that it would just rig a poll like this. After all, it looks so ridiculous.
I guess that the real lesson from this is that the polls from certain sources just don't mean anything.
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