It’s no secret that the polling industry, with very few exceptions, blew it yet again in 2020 (or got it right in a “create a false narrative” kind of way). However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that some pollsters will use that as a reason to reexamine how they do things. Here’s a quote from the Monmouth University polling director showing others in that line of work out to get around major blown calls:
This is absolutely nuts. The director of a major polling organization says his surveys could have been off because of voter suppression that cost biden a even bigger victory pic.twitter.com/2UfrqNhhEn
— Joe Gabriel Simonson (@SaysSimonson) November 5, 2020
voter suppression pic.twitter.com/xsPoRiF0xc
— Joe Gabriel Simonson (@SaysSimonson) November 5, 2020
this is not a serious person
— Joe Gabriel Simonson (@SaysSimonson) November 5, 2020
LOL. Pollsters were wildly off because of Republican voter suppression efforts?
So, I guess this answers the question "Will pollsters be honest with themselves that they failed and need to reform?"
Answer is 'NOPE'. https://t.co/AvnjnWUn1D
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) November 5, 2020
Frank Luntz has said his profession has blown it for two straight presidential elections, but others are obviously going to refuse to admit what everybody else sees.
uh.. lol. That's delusional. One of two things happened: (1) your sampling sucked or (2) you skewed the results based on bias.
— That's Dr. MeatBall to you (@dfoosher) November 5, 2020
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This is the "I was hacked" of polling error excuses.
— Michael Sorg (@mrsorg) November 5, 2020
after an election with gigantic levels of turnout……
— Golden Ratio FTW (@phikickspisbutt) November 5, 2020
In an election with record turnout?
— Jeff Smith (@Jeffsmith5084) November 5, 2020
Highest turnout election in 120 years. https://t.co/sJeOBc1acH
— You Should Have Voted For Gary (@colorblindk1d) November 5, 2020
But “suppression” or something.
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