Re: a poll of Iraqis by Iraqis

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Those explanations [by Daniel & Doug] are not mutually exclusive.  What kind of poll
results would you expect from a poll that asked if you were a racist or a homophobe?


On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 11:34:57AM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote:
> 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.

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