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applegrove

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Wed Feb 27, 2019, 05:16 PM Feb 2019

Phone Polling In Crisis

Phone Polling In Crisis

February 27, 2019 at 1:29 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 44 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/02/27/phone-polling-in-crisis/

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Politico: “The percentage of Americans willing to participate in telephone polls has hit a new low, according to a new report, raising doubts about the continued viability of the phone surveys that have traditionally dominated politics and elections, both in the media and in campaigns.”

“The Pew Research Center reported Wednesday that the response rate for its phone polls last year fell to just 6 percent — meaning pollsters could only complete interviews with 6 percent of the households in their samples. It continues the long-term decline in response rates, which had leveled off earlier this decade.”

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Phone Polling In Crisis (Original Post) applegrove Feb 2019 OP
That's why you can't trust a poll. LakeArenal Feb 2019 #1
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