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| Daily KOS admits its polling is a fraud |
| 2010-06-30 |
Someone should check CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC and ZogbyWe contracted with Research 2000 to conduct polling and to provide us with the results of their surveys. Based on the report of the statisticians, it's clear that we did not get what we paid for. We were defrauded by Research 2000, and while we don't know if some or all of the data was fabricated or manipulated beyond recognition, we know we can't trust it. Meanwhile, Research 2000 has refused to offer any explanation. Early in this process, I asked for and they offered to provide us with their raw data for independent analysis -- which could potentially exculpate them. That was two weeks ago, and despite repeated promises to provide us that data, Research 2000 ultimately refused to do so. At one point, they claimed they couldn't deliver them because their computers were down and they had to work out of a Kinkos office. Research 2000 was delivered a copy of the report early Monday morning, and though they quickly responded and promised a full response, once again the authors of the report heard nothing more. Guessing whether pollsters simply concoct their data -- it's cheaper, and more likely to please a client looking for a specific result -- is a parlor game among political consultants. That's what Markos Moulitsas is charging here. |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #8 excellent! I can pre-ignore it on Amazon |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-06-30 21:50 |
| #7 Moulitsas' book American Taliban is partially based on data from that poll. It will still go to the market in the Fall. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-06-30 21:45 |
| #6 Great news! This means the Kos Kiddies will now start arguing for the conservative side since evidence points in the opposite direction. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-06-30 21:43 |
| #5 Now, now. Many people have been burned by faked statistics. Do any of you remember Sir Cyril Burt? At least Markos admitted that the polling they commissioned was faked. He didn't cover up the problem. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2010-06-30 20:53 |
| #4 Daily KOS admits its FIFY |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-06-30 18:51 |
| #3 I read the polling company is planning on suing him back. Discovery should be fun. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-06-30 18:45 |
| #2 It might be they didn't get the result they wanted so are suing the polling company. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-06-30 17:04 |
| #1 If there is fraud then Kos isn't the only victim This is from Research 2000's website: We’re A Respected Name Some of our most active media clientele include the Bergen Record, The Raleigh News & Observer, The Concord Monitor, The Manchester Journal Inquirer, The New London Day, The Reno-Gazette, The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, The Spokesman-Review, KCCI-Television in Des Moines, Iowa, WRAL-Television in Raleigh, North Carolina, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and KMOV-Television in St. Louis, Missouri. Our Polls can be seen on CNN’S “Inside Politics” and are also mentioned frequently in the National Journal’s “Political Hotline”, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Wall Street Journal. Visit our In the News Page to see some online examples of this. As of today, the company is denying every allegation. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2010-06-30 10:58 |