FOX News Poll, Obama +9

[Johnny2X2X]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/09/fox-news-poll-obama-lead-grows-as-romney-support-slips/

Obama +9, chances FOX News talks about its own poll? ZERO!

[hrmjustin]

1. this poll oversampled hispanics

and it is registered voters. But it fits with the cnn poll.

[BlueStreak]

2. This poll over-sampled people with functioning brains

[Cicada]

3. this poll called more hispanics but adjusted results to correct for that oversampling

Polls sometimes interview a disproportionate number of members of a subgroup to get enough data to correctly measure that subgroup, given statistical variability, but then they appropriately (under)weigh the results of that subgroup so that the final total result is not biased by the oversampling.

[Marzupialis]

4. The poll did not oversample hispanics

From the poll: "The additional interviews of Hispanic respondents were done to allow analysis of the subgroup,
and are weighted so Hispanics are not over-represented in the overall national sample."

The sample was weighted; therefore, no oversampling occurred.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/interactive/2012/08/09/fox-news-poll-presidential-race/

[elzenmahn]

5. Oversample, undersample...

schmoverundersample....

If FOX NEWS has Obama up by 9, then the MitTwit's merry band of musketeers must REALLY be quaking in their chiffon and man tights.

I don't think he's going to make it to the convention, honestly.

[davidpdx]

6. The rightwingers faces are melting off

It must feel like having battery acid thrown on their faces, especially given it's a Fox poll

[yellowcanine]

7. Interesting - This poll seems to say more voters are identifying as Democrats......

"These days, voters seem to be even more likely to consider themselves Democrats than Republicans. There has been a five percentage-point Democratic advantage, on average, in Fox News polls this year. In this poll, the Democratic edge is nine points. That may or may not be on the high side, although it is similar to other recent national polls..."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/09/fox-news-poll-obama-lead-grows-as-romney-support-slips/#ixzz239tNAxaF


This is not only bad news for Romney, it is bad news for congressional and senate candidates as well and could mean that November will be a "wave election" in favor of Democrats.

[qwlauren35]

8. Please, please, please.

A democratic House and Senate would make me a very happy independent...