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Re:One pollster’s explanation for why the polls got it wrong by gruez on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @05:45PM (#25053098)
...because they identify themselves as such? I guess it's possible that someone impersonates a pollster, but that'd fall under the second part of my comment, which I haven't see evidence of happening.
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Re:One pollster’s explanation for why the polls got it wrong by flomo on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @06:18PM (#25053418)
Years ago back when I had a landline, I was excited when "Gallup" had finally called me to participate in a poll.

It turned out to be a "push poll" for a particular issue (which I agree with) where they were trying to identify personal info about myself and sign me up for something.

I suspect this was not an uncommon campaign technique, and it only needed to happen once before ppl stop answering calls from "Gallup".

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Re:One pollster’s explanation for why the polls got it wrong by ineedasername on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @10:19PM (#25055150)
My father gets regular calls from "pollsters" who then ask for a donation for the candidate they really represent.
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