How Much Are Pollsters Really Getting Paid?

[UglyGreed]

Test the waters then come up with a position.......


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-much-are-pollsters-paid_55d70f55e4b00d8137edded5?cps=gravity_5059_-8224929146900113401&kvcommref=mostpopular

[mmonk]

1. They along with campaign advisors are part of our vulture system.

[NCTraveler]

2. Every campaign worth anything at the presidential level uses polling.

It would truly be foolish and extremely arrogant if they didn't. Can you think of one current contender in the democratic primary not using polling?

[Recursion]

4. Vermin L Supreme (nt)

[SidDithers]

13. In July, we were told that Bernie doesn't use polling

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251455034

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251464571


I'm assuming that's changed, now.

Sid

[NCTraveler]

14. I don't even feel as though I need to look it up.

I would find it to be truly foolish and arrogant if he wasn't using them.

He has pulled a lot of new people into the process. I'm trying to drown out their noise while still respecting their entrance into politics. It is hard to read some of the things they say.

One of the first comments I read at your link said "Sanders doesn't need polling." I can't stop laughing. Sanders himself seems to be in disagreement on that one.

[MineralMan]

3. Most of the major polls are funded by news organizations,

not candidates. Candidate-funded polls are not what I'm looking at, that's for sure.

[Recursion]

5. And campaign polls are generally much more hyper-specific

Looking at very small slices of demographics, geography, etc.

[MineralMan]

15. Yes. I'm not interested in internal polling.

It's pretty useless in monitoring how campaigns are doing for general purposes.

[NCTraveler]

6. Though they are polls we would like to see.

I would love to see the polls Clinton and Sanders have commissioned.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. I thought Bernie Sanders eschewed polls and pollsters.

nt

[NCTraveler]

8. I know. He just hates doing these things but his hands are tied.

He originally thought it was a principled stand but in the end pragmatism wins the day. It actually makes no sense to me that someone would eschew science and knowledge. Seems a bit arrogant to me.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. Flexibility can be a good thing./nt

[NCTraveler]

10. I agree. nt.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. Darwin thought so. That's why we evolve as a specie.

nt

[oldandhappy]

12. Looks to me as is media has taken over exposure (ads) and polling.