Most people know polls can be manipulated to say whatever you want them to (Reply #7)

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Tue Oct 25, 2016, 10:23 AM

brush (26,643 posts)

7. Most people know polls can be manipulated to say whatever you want them to

After all the videos of police shootings of unarmed black men in the last couple of years and you would have us believe that POCs are favorable towards police?

Yeah, right, and I've got a bridge in Brooklyn that's for sale too.

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36 replies	Author	Time	Post
Americans' Respect for Police Surges [View all]	pintobean	Oct 2016	OP
Bet you won't get anything like that in POC communities	brush	Oct 2016	#1
Non-whites 67% "a great deal"	pintobean	Oct 2016	#2
Don't believe that for a minute.	brush	Oct 2016	#4
Of course you don't.	pintobean	Oct 2016	#6
Most people know polls can be manipulated to say whatever you want them to	brush	Oct 2016	#7
Most people wouldn't say Gallup does that.	pintobean	Oct 2016	#8
Are you kidding? It's well know that Gallup is a repug-leaning poll.	brush	Oct 2016	#9
Lol. Depends on the poll and the results	pintobean	Oct 2016	#10
I'm sure you believe	heaven05	Oct 2016	#11
Gallup doesn't have Trump at 67% among non-whites	pintobean	Oct 2016	#12
I would never tie you to trump	heaven05	Oct 2016	#14
Riiight. Why did you bring him into the conversation?	pintobean	Oct 2016	#15
like I said	heaven05	Oct 2016	#16
You couldn't possibly offend me.	pintobean	Oct 2016	#17
typing too fast, so what	heaven05	Oct 2016	#19
You caught him.	DemocratSinceBirth	Dec 2016	#36
Heh. Like economic-determinism, it can kill of any itelligent conversation.	Eleanors38	Oct 2016	#26
Much like the numbers you refuse to believe	mythology	Oct 2016	#31
Pontificate all you want. Polls can be manipulated to say whatever the poller wants	brush	Oct 2016	#32
Bet you didn't look at the break downs in the table	GummyBearz	Oct 2016	#3
So basically,	ronnie624	Oct 2016	#5
Interesting	treestar	Oct 2016	#13
LOCAL police. And most people express approval of their own senators and representatives while	tblue37	Oct 2016	#18
This! ^^^	Buckeye_Democrat	Oct 2016	#24
So noted ^^. Further, tied for the greatest increase (19%) is the category 18-34 yoa.	Eleanors38	Oct 2016	#27
+1	uponit7771	Oct 2016	#29
+1,000,000	Dawson Leery	Oct 2016	#33
Somebody calls me up to ask my opinion of the police...	MindPilot	Oct 2016	#20
Is that a black helicopter I hear?	Upin	Oct 2016	#21
Of course not...all back helicopters have "whisper mode"	MindPilot	Oct 2016	#22
The poster is addressing human psychology,	ronnie624	Oct 2016	#23
This message was self-deleted by its author	Buckeye_Democrat	Oct 2016	#25
These poll results should surprise no one. Similar poll results from decades earlier	Eleanors38	Oct 2016	#28
My respect has plunged.	SamKnause	Oct 2016	#30
I respect the fine police officers...	romanic	Oct 2016	#34
They've always had my respect.	NaturalHigh	Oct 2016	#35

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