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    Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Aug 19

    One issue I have with some polls is the questions--they sometimes ask things like: "Do you support immigration reform?" Well nobody can even agree on what that is. If all say "yes" then half might mean something diff than the other half. Also...

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      1. Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Aug 19

        ...ppl are asked questions like: "I agree/disagree with US policy on Syria" -- but I would bet most of us couldn't accurately state what the policy is. So is it an accurate measure of anything real?

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      1. Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Aug 19
        Replying to @MarkRubello

        One big reason many ordinary ppl have lost trust in some media/politicians is campaign to conflate "illegal immigrant" w/ "immigrant." Some try to use the phrases as if synonyms. It's like saying if u don't like burglars, then you don't like invited friends coming into your house

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      1. Peggy Stacy‏ @PegSta54 Aug 19
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        Thank you thank you thank you for giving voice to that! I've so often literally yelled at the TV when they're giving results of some poll with these sappy, vague or overly-broad questions!

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      1. William Teach‏ @WilliamTeach Aug 19
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson @ProofBlog

        I support reforming the system so that if you're here illegally you're deported, period. U want to apply for asylum? Go to a US embassy

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      2. Matt Deuitch‏ @REMattersAZ Aug 19
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        Any college biz major who has written a product survey knows how hard it is to get statistically useful info, & how easy it is to skew results. Questions/sampling are hard. When pollsters have narratives they control results b/c that part is easy.

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      3. Matt Deuitch‏ @REMattersAZ Aug 19
        Replying to @REMattersAZ @SharylAttkisson

        Which is why you have to investigate methodology, which is what Sharyl is doing.

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      1. J. Burrill‏ @jwmburrill Aug 19
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        Additional, partisan media spend most time propagating a bias. Then do polls that are nothing more than echo chambers.

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      2. Mike Andrade‏ @BigTimeToro Aug 19
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        Intentionally vague questions like that are used to twist the response to fit any agenda the pollster likes to pursue. That seems a bit too dishonest for most Americans and leads to unclear information.

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      1. SUGAR THEGIRL‏ @SUGARTHEGIRL Aug 19
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      1. BubbasPossumRanch‏ @BubbasRanch Aug 19
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        I believe the term "our broken immigration system" as they mean it is a canard. We have nearly 50 million immigrants living in the US, 5 times more than the nearest country. We accept a million plus per year. That is a massive processing effort. Sounds like we do a hell of a job.

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      1. MichaelSpiziri‏ @MSpiziri Aug 19
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        Yes. After we secure our borders.

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      1. Magnum_CK (Old Friend From the Campaign Days)‏ @Magnum_CK Aug 19
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        Questions are purposely vague so they can be used to support whatever position the polling agency or client wants. Polls are not taken to gauge opinion but to sway opinion after the fact.

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      1. Stable Deplorable‏ @TommyLasV Aug 19
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        Polls are manipulation tools

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      1. Jump Halo‏ @northcutt2013 Aug 19
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        Strategically phrased that way

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      1. 5280_MAGA 🇺🇸‏ @ThunderBlazing Aug 19
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        Yes and most people who have not taken college level stat classes are unaware of how the questions themselves can indeed make polls lean one way or the other. It’s not just about the sample sizes.

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      1. Cheese Crackers‏ @Why45huh Aug 19
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        Same thing for “do you think Mueller should hurry up and end his investigation?” Half the people would say yes to exonerate Trump and the othe half to hurry him out of office.

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