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23. answered my own question.. AmeriSpeak panel

Fri Mar 30, 2018, 12:22 PM

Mar 2018

Thiss method has serious flaws. They "empanel" volunteers chosen by demographics, but it isn't random. If they were looking for a particular percentage of whites, conservatives, rural, etc, that would skew the results.

Yeah, no polling is perfect, but this is too easily wrong. And it can be very wrong.

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AP Poll: 33 Percent Of Young Americans Approve Of Trump's Job Performance [View all] DonViejo Mar 2018 OP

Still too damn high (nt) NeoGreen Mar 2018 #1

No shit! Raster Mar 2018 #3

ditto! yonder Mar 2018 #13

Most people this age fall in line with their parents politic and watch the news they watch. notdarkyet Mar 2018 #17

Itr's disheartening frankly. 33%?! KPN Mar 2018 #24

No kidding! calimary Mar 2018 #35

There's plenty of ignorant redneck kids out there cungar2000 Mar 2018 #36

FIFY jayschool2013 Mar 2018 #2

A stubborn 35% TranssexualKaren Mar 2018 #4

The one third rule of any conflict Xipe Totec Mar 2018 #34

Overlap like a Venn diagram . Some know he is racist and dishonest yet approve of those actions lunasun Mar 2018 #5

If the Fairness Doctrine had not been scrapped, that percentage would be lower. FailureToCommunicate Mar 2018 #6

This is a huge, under appreciated issue YessirAtsaFact Mar 2018 #7

I'm not sure about that. Party "loyalty" is endemic. Texin Mar 2018 #10

You're absolutely right about that FakeNoose Mar 2018 #11

Yep. Fucking Reagan! We've been swimming upstream ever since then. KPN Mar 2018 #25

I don't believe some of these polls duforsure Mar 2018 #8

Since no poll has him that low former9thward Mar 2018 #12

racism and bigotry starts at an early age...no big surprise beachbum bob Mar 2018 #9

Polls Regarding Donald Trump's Approval Rating are Not Real j3161usa Mar 2018 #14

The higher we THINK his approval is the better for us because we need to be SCARED Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #26

Not surprising.... the_sly_pig Mar 2018 #15

I guess its good PoorMonger Mar 2018 #16

Brainwashed. ananda Mar 2018 #18

You are always............ MyOwnPeace Mar 2018 #19

Really difficult to see how even 33% of any intelligent group could see anything positive about how DylanUSC Mar 2018 #20

Yes Demovictory9 Mar 2018 #31

Welcome to DU, DylanUSC! calimary Mar 2018 #37

Most of those are probably scummy dudebros and chan idiots dustyscamp Mar 2018 #21

Welcome to DU, dustyscamp! calimary Mar 2018 #39

How was it conducted? getagrip_already Mar 2018 #22

answered my own question.. AmeriSpeak panel getagrip_already Mar 2018 #23

I know one. The 17 yo son of my sister's husband's brother. no_hypocrisy Mar 2018 #27

The 17 yo son of my sister's husband's brother. Proud liberal 80 Mar 2018 #29

My BIL's nephew. no_hypocrisy Mar 2018 #30

I figured it out Proud liberal 80 Mar 2018 #32

When they do polls like this Proud liberal 80 Mar 2018 #28

33 percent of Americans between the ages of 15 and 34 ... Botany Mar 2018 #33

Polls are not accurate (look at who was supposed to win in 2016) BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #38

The polls were accurate in 2016 Locutusofborg Mar 2018 #43

I know people who wrote in Bernie since they were sure of BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #44

Yeah, it was a travesty Locutusofborg Mar 2018 #45

I am not surprised ..... BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #47

Keep in mind, that demographic usually has the lowest turnout. lagomorph777 Mar 2018 #40

Gee, I wonder what 33% of young people we might be talking about... Maxheader Mar 2018 #41

Little ones brainwashed before they can speak.... magicarpet Mar 2018 #42

Ok, he's racist, sexist, and dishonest, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2018 #46