Re: a poll of Iraqis by Iraqis

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think the standard explanation is that Republicans hate the media
and shun pollsters as representatives of evil. It could just be that
the Republicans manipulate elections, and the polls are actually
right.

Doug

Daniel Davies wrote:

> nobody really knows but the best theory we have is that people are a bit
> ashamed of being Republicans (Sadrists, Saddamists, etc) and don't like to
> admit it to pollsters.  Holds out some hope for the human race really.
>
> dd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >  underestimate the true level of support for Al-Sadr, Saddam and
> >  the insurgents, for basically the same reasons that American polls
> >  underestimate support for the Republicans.
>
> call me naive, but why is that?
>
> --
> Jim Devine
> "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let
> people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.