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Math Indicates Pollster Is Forging Results
An anonymous reader writes "Nate Silver suggests the political pollster Strategic Vision is 'cooking the books. And whoever is doing so is doing a pretty sloppy job.' Silver crunched five years worth of their polling data, and found their reported results followed a suspicious pattern which traditionally suggests fraud. The five-year distribution of the numbers 'is not random. It's not close to random.' The polling firm had already been reprimanded by the American Association for Public Opinion Research for failing to disclose their methodology, though the firm argues they did comply with the organization's request. Their response to Silver's accusation? 'We have a call in to our attorney on this and fully intend to take action that will vindicate us.'"
Pretend I know nothing about Pollster (which happens to be true). Why should I care whether they've faked results? By that, I mean: do they research options of favorite flavors of cotton candy, or public support for health care reform, or the best style of car, or...? In other words, do they do stuff that actually matters?
Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?
You keep voting strategically and I'll keep my ammo. Explain the drive to more laws about gun control. Are these FRINGE topics? Ask a criminal. Politics is not about compromise, politics is about power. Voting may be about compromise but politics certainly isn't. I hate people like you, you're the reason that we're in the position we are. People like you value looks above ability, thought above reason, ideology above reality. How long do you suppose that this country can sustain itself with voters such as yourself given what comes into power? Tell me about compromise when you are looking at the hole in the barrell of a gun and you aren't in control of what happens next. Patriotism only goes so far for ones country when the tyrant is in power, then it's just subservience. No I do not speak of the current administration, though I do take umbrage with the fact that everyone seems to call the President "African American". He's not, he's half. There is another half to that as well. Care to name it? I am not FRINGE because I don't vote. I'm FRINGE because I'll be the one that survives your sorry assed politics and has meat to eat on top of it. Oh, and by the way, there are no polititians that are CLOSEST to me ideologically. There aren't any to you either but you're too complacent to realize it. Keep voting democrat/republican/independent that helps things along nicely. Sooner or later it all evolves back to feudalism and anyone with a fair amount of sense realizes this. Now would you please die off and take the rest of those that think like you with you?
Fuck you're a nutjob! OK, listen up, the reason I like to carry a gun is because a cop is too heavy. Have you heard that one before? How about this one? When seconds count, a cop is only minutes away. My original sentiment stands. I don't vote becaust things like ACORN happen and I don't matter anymore. You don't either for that matter but you're just too disillusioned to see it. Actually I did vote for the first time in my life this last election. It will be my last (see ACORN). See, what happened in my case was that my vote got disqualified. Why? Government agencies don't talk to each other perhaps? I registered with my license. Why would that happen? Fraud perhaps? If the system didn't work for me the first time, why should I trust it the next? How about an analogy? Microsoft couldn't be made to behave via the government and they are only now doing so due to consumerism. How's that for an analogy? You're a complete and utter fucktwit and everyone reading this may think I am as well but there exists one difference between you and I. I believe in America and you believe in the estabilished system. I win because the country and it's people win out in the long run because of the guns, not despite them. I'm rather glad that I angered you into incoherency. LOL, I win.
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