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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders remains one of Americas most popular politicians [View all]beam me up scottie
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Perhaps you would be kind enough to explain how those "things" are unrelated and if they are how that would skew the results?
I've participated in many surveys where I was asked to rate different things and I was more than capable of focusing and rating each one individually. Of course your mileage may vary but I'm unaware of any evidence that indicated this is a widespread problem.
Choosing politicians who are more often recognized is not a bias, it simply makes sense. Or do you seriously believe it's practical to ask registered voters their opinion about hundreds of politicians with no name recognition?
That's absurd.
Just because they didn't include George's favourite politicians doesn't mean it's biased. They didn't include Jimmy Carter either but that doesn't indicate bias.
So again - dislike of their choices is not bias. The RVs were asked their opinions on each politician and politically affiliated organization separately - not whether they like one more than another.
Bernie Sanders has been the most popular senator for years, claiming this survey is biased because the results show he still has the best favourabliity rating is ridiculous. That shows your bias.