Sorry all, I misread and posted incorrectly about a poll

[bluewater]

Earlier today I posted an op "asking" if the latest ABCNews/WashPost was ratf*cked by Republican responders.

By "asking" I mean jumping up and down insisting it was.

Well I was wrong. So. Wrong. Flat out wrong.

I misread the Methodology section, and yeah the line break messed with my poor eyesight, but I rushed to post what I mistakenly thought was the poll being 37% Republican Independent responders.

Again, that was just flat out wrong.

Thanks to all of the people that replied, very politely, and pointed out my mistake. To be honest, you all were nicer to me when correcting my mistake than I have been to other people at times. I will work on that.

[Demsrule86]

1. Everyone makes mistakes

[NurseJackie]

2. I don't. I thought I did once... but I was mistaken about it.

[Skya Rhen]

6. ....

[Demsrule86]

8. hahah...I don't doubt it... How are you?

[MaryMagdaline]

3. Thanks, Bluewater! It happens

DU is full of people with special knowledge helpful to all of us. That’s why I love it here. And I can trust their criticisms because they are fact-based.

[stonecutter357]

4. who did you think was ratf*cked by Republican ?

[Skya Rhen]

5. It happens to all of us...

[TwilightZone]

7. No worries.

It's easy to do and polls can be confusing, especially with all of their varying polling methods and ways they report data.

[George II]

9. If I had a nickel for every time I've been wrong!

[hlthe2b]

10. It is easy to make mistakes interpreting methods sometimes. I saw the post, but my pup was demanding

we go out... So, I thought I'd come back to it when we returned.

I am always skeptical that WAPO and some of the leading pollsters not known to have a reputation for bias (talking to you Rassmussen, Gallop--periodically and others) would not be honed to best methodology.

If in doubt I usually dig deeply into Nate's analysis (538.com) of each pollster. He has enough data now to allow for a very deep "journey into the weeds"...