tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post5802696848448143163..comments2024-03-28T00:54:34.206-04:00Comments on BigCityLib Strikes Back: The Poll By The Pollster Nobody Believes, For the Newspaper Nobody Readsbigcitylibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-89543266581289177692007-11-27T13:37:00.000-05:002007-11-27T13:37:00.000-05:00We need to beat back the Liberal menace that has p...We need to beat back the Liberal menace that has poisoned Canada for the last 40 years. The stink of Trudeamania still remains. Liberalism is like a social disease. <BR/><BR/>I can't wait for the next election. The Liberal leaders will be stabbing each other in the back, their coffers will be empty, and their only advertising campaign will be desperate fear mongering. <BR/><BR/>"Don't vote for Harper - HE WANTS TO EAT YOUR CHILDREN!!! HE IS THE DEVIL!!!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-31331990328464077202007-11-26T13:04:00.000-05:002007-11-26T13:04:00.000-05:00Steve,It is suspicious. On the other hand, with n...Steve,<BR/><BR/>It is suspicious. On the other hand, with no chance of a Fall election, all of the pollsters seem to have cut back.bigcitylibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-62110968174052147642007-11-26T12:00:00.000-05:002007-11-26T12:00:00.000-05:00I don't know, but I'm guessing that your mother di...I don't know, but I'm guessing that your mother did not name you reality bites :)<BR/><BR/>but back to the topic at hand...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-53905348679330674452007-11-26T11:51:00.000-05:002007-11-26T11:51:00.000-05:00How can one get personal with an anonymous coward?...How can one get personal with an anonymous coward?Reality Biteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350104223630062677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-83024825325583023392007-11-26T11:08:00.000-05:002007-11-26T11:08:00.000-05:00BCLDon't you find it odd, that all of sudden there...BCL<BR/><BR/>Don't you find it odd, that all of sudden there is no Ipsos poll last week, which just happens to coincide with all the other polls showing a tight race?Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-46362283318252637102007-11-26T10:50:00.000-05:002007-11-26T10:50:00.000-05:00rb, no need to get personal.you wrote: "The 39 and...rb, no need to get personal.<BR/><BR/>you wrote: "The 39 and 29 they're showing are STILL outside the margin of error, but slightly closer to it."<BR/><BR/>whose margin or error are you talking about? Within their poll, Ipsos is saying that with 95% CI, the final poll numbers fall in the range of 42-36 for the Conservatives and 32-26 for the libs, 19 times out of 20. The last poll Ipsos did was most likely an outlier, that 1%...no doubt. <BR/><BR/>I just find it funny watching people on both sides championing polls that support their party and dissing the ones that don't. Or saying that a 3% drop and a 1% increase (all within MOE), regardless of party, is something to get excited about.<BR/><BR/>As for which polling agency is better, I tend not to look at that, but at trends from all the pollsters. A convergence of evidence, if you will. And they are all saying that we are at a stand-still, with a lot of undecideds votes out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-36076653076409726352007-11-26T10:10:00.000-05:002007-11-26T10:10:00.000-05:00I'm not sure you understand the concept behind typ...I'm not sure you understand the concept behind typing. And perhaps more importantly, the concept of sarcasm. I'll state it more clearly: Ipsos-Reid polls are junk. Referring to their margin of error is a pointless exercise since every poll they produce shows the Conservatives higher than any other pollster's results by MORE than the margin of error.Reality Biteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350104223630062677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-9749808099642783632007-11-26T09:55:00.000-05:002007-11-26T09:55:00.000-05:00RB,I'm not sure you understadn the concept behind ...RB,<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure you understadn the concept behind MOE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-80251359743822315202007-11-26T09:52:00.000-05:002007-11-26T09:52:00.000-05:00Anon, Ipsos-Reid polls are generally outside the m...Anon, Ipsos-Reid polls are generally outside the margin of error of anyone else's polls.<BR/><BR/>It's amazing how often I/R polls are the 1 out of 20 that are outside the margin. The 39 and 29 they're showing are STILL outside the margin of error, but slightly closer to it.Reality Biteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350104223630062677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-73674339075960875212007-11-26T08:43:00.000-05:002007-11-26T08:43:00.000-05:00you mean to say that all the movement was within t...you mean to say that all the movement was within the margin or error? wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-46229530332426841282007-11-26T01:42:00.000-05:002007-11-26T01:42:00.000-05:00I think Stevie's embarrassing performance as the l...I think Stevie's embarrassing performance as the little dictator at the Commonwealth meeting may drop him in the polls as well.900ft Jesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882830831096870992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-77519387454971389352007-11-26T01:06:00.000-05:002007-11-26T01:06:00.000-05:00"...and implicating Harper."Geez, even Scott Tribe..."...and implicating Harper."<BR/><BR/>Geez, even Scott Tribe isn't pushing this line anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-24104509566666145552007-11-26T00:24:00.000-05:002007-11-26T00:24:00.000-05:00"The Poll By The Pollster Nobody Believes, For the..."The Poll By The Pollster Nobody Believes, For the Newspaper Nobody Reads"<BR/><BR/><BR/>If nobody read this newspaper then how come you know what it is reporting?<BR/><BR/>DenoDenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07421501933250460653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-64242482048335878302007-11-25T23:08:00.000-05:002007-11-25T23:08:00.000-05:00When you apply "the margin of Ipsos" (that is to s...When you apply "the margin of Ipsos" (that is to say the usual difference between them and reputable polls) this translates to the Conservatives at 32 and the Liberals at 35.<BR/><BR/>A question to throw out there - If the Liberals do indeed want to bring the government down in February as has been reported, what are the chances the NDP and BQ will co-operate? If it's a good time for the Liberals to go, by definition it's not a good time for the BQ and NDP, unless we can get the Cons reliably below 30% or so, and all three parties can anticipate gains.Reality Biteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350104223630062677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-41907656179740534642007-11-25T22:18:00.000-05:002007-11-25T22:18:00.000-05:00Notice how the polling ends before Harper's gong s...Notice how the polling ends before Harper's gong show in Uganda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com