Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Stop Gorging On Stupid Troll Polls

Absurd hypotheticals that skew questions to prove preconceived notions is not 'polling,' it's partisanship.
American voters believe lots of ridiculous things. We know this from polling. We also know that voters can see through preposterous hypotheticals and transparently partisan questions and answer accordingly.
For example, the big jaw-dropping news today is a poll featured in The Washington Post which found that slightly more than half of Republicans claim they would support postponing the 2020 presidential election if President Donald Trump proposed it to ensure only citizens could vote.
This result allowed the Joe Scarboroughs of the world to do rigorous hand-wringing about the dawn of fascism, the cult of Trump, and The End of Days. The truth, though, is more complicated.
“Critics of President Trump,” says The Washington Post, “have repeatedly warned of his potential to undermine American democracy.” Oh, have they?
The survey then attempts to buttress the critics’ case by creating a hypothetical situation—and I mean “hypothetical” in the way that dragons existing is hypothetical—because they know they can tease out the exact answer they desire:
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If Donald Trump were to say that the 2020 presidential election should be postponed until the country can make sure that only eligible American citizens can vote, would you support or oppose postponing the election?
What if both Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress were to say that the 2020 presidential election should be postponed until the country can make sure that only eligible American citizens can vote? Would you support or oppose postponing the election?
Read the rest from The Federalist HERE and follow links below to related opinions:

Ben Shapiro: Left Goes Nuts As Poll Shows 52% Of Republicans Would Be Okay With Cancelling The 2020 Election If Trump Wanted To. They're Being Silly

Poll: Majority of Republicans Would Favor Postponing 2020 Elections if Trump Proposed It

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