[Dana1963]

I receive polling questions fro RNC or a RNC affiliate weekly along with request for donation weekly they can not get blood from a stone. Annoying!

Originally Posted by jerseyvillager

With the diverse population of The Villages I am wondering if you can respond to this posting and say whether or not you have been "polled" about the upcoming Presidential Election. No affiliation just whether you have been polled or not. Let's say over the last 8-10 weeks. Just wondering! Just a yes or no response will do.

[BlackhawksFan]

Originally Posted by jerseyvillager

With the diverse population of The Villages I am wondering if you can respond to this posting and say whether or not you have been "polled" about the upcoming Presidential Election. No affiliation just whether you have been polled or not. Let's say over the last 8-10 weeks. Just wondering! Just a yes or no response will do.

No I haven't

[Scorpyo]

Honestly I don’t know. Unless I recognize a telephone number I don’t answer. If it’s important than the caller usually leaves a message. I haven’t had any recordings left by pollsters.

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by jerseyvillager

With the diverse population of The Villages I am wondering if you can respond to this posting and say whether or not you have been "polled" about the upcoming Presidential Election. No affiliation just whether you have been polled or not. Let's say over the last 8-10 weeks. Just wondering! Just a yes or no response will do.

A lot of the so-called polling is actually workers from one party or another trying to identify your own party choice and interests in order to find the right handle to get you to make a donation or at least encourage you to vote. (If you are a member of the OTHER party, whatever that may be, they definitely do NOT want you to vote!) You can often tell by how questions are worded. Are the questions as non-judgmental as possible, or are they worded in a tricky way to elicit an emotional response or get you to agree to something you don’t really agree with? Even television network polls do this.

For example, does the “pollster” ask:
“Do you believe people on welfare are draining our income and ruining our country?”
Or
“Do you believe the government should do more to bring an end to the horrors of poverty?”

“Do you believe your precious Second Amendment rights to own firearms and protect your family are at risk?”
Or
“Do you believe people buying guns should have a criminal background check done before they receive the weapons?”

“Do you believe unborn babies should have a right to life?”
Or
“Do you believe a pregnant woman should have control of her body and have the right to choose what is done with it?”

I’m sure you could judge from the answers, as could any fake “pollster”, whether the person on the phone is a sucker who might be convinced to make a donation.

Even when pollsters are trained and taking real polls, of course, the wording of questions can have a BIG effect on the results. Both liberals and conservatives word questions at times to elicit a desired response. Some pollsters are trying to be as unbiased as possible, but others are not.

Polls are sometimes pretty reliable, but often they aren’t. Be careful who you talk to and who you believe. As for election polls, it’s not over until all the votes have been counted.

[rjackson1759]

FYI - formerly from Upstate NY. I am "Polled" regularly by both the Quinnipiac and Siena pollsters on various topics, most recently the 2020 presidential race.

[Halibut]

I've never been asked to participate in a poll, be it for a dishwashing detergent or political candidate. I don't contribute to political causes am not on those solicitation email lists. I occasionally will get some sort of party exhortation via snail mail.

[dplars]

With today flood of robots call, we do not answer the phone unless we recognize the caller. No we have not been polled

But I'd hang up on them should I get a call. It's my business who I vote for, not anyone else. Think that is why there was such a surprise at the last Presidential election?

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by harold63G

Yes, but don't participate. I am curious about what criteria you use to characterize The Villages as "diverse"? I think of us as the opposite.

I can safely say diverse isn’t a word I would use to describe the villages lol 81 happy and my blood pressure stays normal all the time

[rogerk]

No! I have not been surveyed directly.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Timothyimitchell

Makes you wonder often about the validity of these polls. I am 63 years old. I have NEVER been called or written to participate.

When they write to me with a poll and at the end ask for money believe they toss the poll and deposit the check

[Baywayric]

Never.

[blueash]

Originally Posted by jerseyvillager

With the diverse population of The Villages.

Ha, Ha, Ho Ho, Wow. While good polling requires selecting responses from a diverse representative sample, it would seem the OP actually believes the general opinion here represents an excellent diverse sample. This may be one of the least diverse communities by age and ethnicity anywhere.

There are as a % far more white people living in Harlem NY, than POC in the Villages.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in The Villages, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (96.6%), White (Hispanic) (1.67%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.848%), Two or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (0.32%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.308%).

So fewer than 4 out of a hundred people here are POC. And we are the oldest community in the country, and likely in the world. We are not diverse. Do not mistake the commonly held opinions of people here as representing a cross-section of the opinions of our diverse nation.

[CaVillager]

No.

[Dan Cagle]

Originally Posted by jerseyvillager

with the diverse population of the villages i am wondering if you can respond to this posting and say whether or not you have been "polled" about the upcoming presidential election. No affiliation just whether you have been polled or not. Let's say over the last 8-10 weeks. Just wondering! Just a yes or no response will do.

never in 50 years of voting have i been polled or do i know anyone that has been polled...………….