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Most Americans think polls are biased
NBC:The vast majority of Americans think polls are biased.
Those are the findings of -- ironically -- a poll released Wednesday by Kantar.
Seventy-five percent said they believe the polls are biased in some way, though they couldn't agree in which direction. Seventeen percent said they thought polls had a liberal bias. Four percent said they were slanted toward conservatives.
Most respondents also said they are less likely to trust polls from news-media organizations than academic institutions or nonpartisan foundations. By a 52-43 percent margin, Americans said they don't trust polling from the news media. But nearly two-thirds trust polling from academic organizations, and a majority say they trust polling from nonpartisan organizations.
Those are the findings of -- ironically -- a poll released Wednesday by Kantar.
Seventy-five percent said they believe the polls are biased in some way, though they couldn't agree in which direction. Seventeen percent said they thought polls had a liberal bias. Four percent said they were slanted toward conservatives.
Most respondents also said they are less likely to trust polls from news-media organizations than academic institutions or nonpartisan foundations. By a 52-43 percent margin, Americans said they don't trust polling from the news media. But nearly two-thirds trust polling from academic organizations, and a majority say they trust polling from nonpartisan organizations.
I don't see how anyone could believe this...
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