Gallup Polls: No Longer Credible in the Least [View All]

I have come to the conclusion that Gallup can no longer be considered credible in any way. I always suspected that they had a conservative slant, but now I believe it is actually more sinister than that. They are truly part of the propoganda arm of the WH. A couple of recent things have lead me to this conclusion.

The new WP/ABC poll confirms the overall downward trend of Bush's approval and is backed up by several other polls. Gallup's latest poll that has him up significantly, is at the very least anomalous, however I think it's more than that.

Ignoring the suspect methodology of the poll for the moment, if you look at Gallup's last three polls you'll see something very interesting. The poll taken 9/19-9/21 has Bush at 50%. The next one taken around 2 weeks later on 10/6-10/8 has him at 55%. Around 2 weeks time is a normal break between their polls if you look at the history. However, they did something very interesting. They took another poll 2 days later 10/10-10/12, that had him at 56%. Now why did they do that?

The effect that's created is three data points that seem to indicate and UPWARD trend. They are contemptably trying to creat this illusion and at least to me, it's transparent.

http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm

The second recent thing that convinces me Gallup is merely a tool is their bogus poll in Iraq. They have put their supposed "credibility" behind this farce, but to claim this poll can be in any way credible or representative is nothing but load of tripe.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-baghdad-poll,0,3149623.story

There is no way in hell they can vouch for the accuracy of this poll. Their methodology must be suspect. How did they choose their sample? I'm assuming they only questioned people who weren't shooting at them. Other than that, I think the fact that a rep from an American Organization like Gallup (who the fuck else would be running a poll in Iraq? I mean come on, like the people didn't know just because they didn't tell them? Yeah right), asking someone questions about how they feel about the occupying power, while that power has soldiers with guns, tanks, planes and bombs everywhere, might make one inclined to say what they thinkg the Gallup rep wants to hear. This is an absurd poll.

This bogus poll in conjunction with their fabrication of an upward trend for Bush Approval, completely destroys any semblance of credibility the once might have had. They are pure, unadulterated propoganda.

Fuck you Gallup. You were once a respectable organization but now you are transparently corrupt.