It is truly amazing how the media has repeatedly ended up with egg on their face and they are not deterred in the least. They keep putting out their bullshit and hoping people will buy it.
https://www.themaven.net/roamingmil...approval-ratings-polls-XO7FI6PSB0OGgChm8SMOYg
In this poll, which aims to measure the public's perception of Trump and his efficacy on tackling issues such as health care and the economy, Democrats were sampled at 35%, Republicans at 23%, and Independents at 35%. If those numbers sound fishy to you, well, they should.
According to a poll conducted by Gallup last year, only 29% of the country identifies as Democrat. That's a full 9% less than the 35% sampled in the ABC poll. Additionally, Gallup reports that 26% of voters identify as Republican, not the lesser 23% that ABC sampled. And, perhaps most egregiously, only 35% of ABC's sample identified as independents, when in reality, the number of independents out there is a much higher 42%. What makes this huge independent "sampling error" (or deception, whichever you prefer) so consequential is the fact that independents favored Trump over Hillary 46%-42% in the 2016 election.
So there you have it. In this poll, ABC is oversampling groups known to have voted against Trump in the election, and under-sampling those who did vote for him. At best, ABC's reporting is an incompetent misunderstanding of America's current partisan divisions, and at worst, it's a malicious attempt to delegitimize his presidency by presenting false data. Take your pick.
https://www.themaven.net/roamingmil...approval-ratings-polls-XO7FI6PSB0OGgChm8SMOYg
In this poll, which aims to measure the public's perception of Trump and his efficacy on tackling issues such as health care and the economy, Democrats were sampled at 35%, Republicans at 23%, and Independents at 35%. If those numbers sound fishy to you, well, they should.
According to a poll conducted by Gallup last year, only 29% of the country identifies as Democrat. That's a full 9% less than the 35% sampled in the ABC poll. Additionally, Gallup reports that 26% of voters identify as Republican, not the lesser 23% that ABC sampled. And, perhaps most egregiously, only 35% of ABC's sample identified as independents, when in reality, the number of independents out there is a much higher 42%. What makes this huge independent "sampling error" (or deception, whichever you prefer) so consequential is the fact that independents favored Trump over Hillary 46%-42% in the 2016 election.
So there you have it. In this poll, ABC is oversampling groups known to have voted against Trump in the election, and under-sampling those who did vote for him. At best, ABC's reporting is an incompetent misunderstanding of America's current partisan divisions, and at worst, it's a malicious attempt to delegitimize his presidency by presenting false data. Take your pick.
