101@feddit.org to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoAre Election Polls Accurate Indicators or Poor Predictors?dividedwefall.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down15
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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoThere are other ways of polling. I’m regularly polled by Gallup via email (hey, those $1 and $5 Amazon gift cards add up!) and there are other agencies that do it by email as well.
minus-squarekmartburrito@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoHow did you get into that pipeline? I’ve never gotten one of those emails
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoStarted with a postcard of all things… “Hey, sign up here!” so I did. It might have started when I was on a business trip in Vegas and I got invited to a TV show survey panel.
There are other ways of polling. I’m regularly polled by Gallup via email (hey, those $1 and $5 Amazon gift cards add up!) and there are other agencies that do it by email as well.
How did you get into that pipeline? I’ve never gotten one of those emails
Started with a postcard of all things… “Hey, sign up here!” so I did.
It might have started when I was on a business trip in Vegas and I got invited to a TV show survey panel.