Polls, polls, polls, ARE THEY ACCURATE?!

[robert9712000]

You dont have to resort to calling me stupid when asking a question.IMO polls are a form of propaganda.Like saying Ron Paul cant be elected enough times ,that people decide not to vote for him because they feel he cant win thus being a self fulfilling prophecy and making him unelectable.

 

[TheTexan]

^ this.
Basically you want a sample size of 2000 if you just asked a simple yes/no question. When you ask multiple choice questions (like which candidate you would vote for) you want even more in the sample. So all these polls are just a rough guide and should be taken that way. Also you can easy give guided result for example by listing Sarah Palin, Chris Christie as an option or adding not decided etc. All theose little things distort the results but sadly both people and journalist just read the headline spin just like any other reporting.

Sample size is generally less significant than sample selection, at least in this election. The standard selection process is "Likely Republican Voters" meaning old people, and people who voted in the Republican primary in the past. Many Ron Paul supporters are neither.