Main Street poll failure

[Xtrema]

http://www.cbc.ca/1.4442659

Tldr, blames people who didn't answer their robo call. Fails to reach young people or minorities.

As expected, sounds like only people who likely falls for CRA scams participated. Lol

Thanks to the internet and social media, can we ever trust any polls going forward?

[ExtraSlow]

Can you ever learn to love again?

[Xtrema]

https://twitter.com/quito_maggi/status/940258880944185345

Bonus, sounds like Mainstreet tried to sue but backtracked.

[kertejud2]

You'd think that when you're threatening legal action against somebody because they accused you of trying to influence a specfic outcome for the election, you would craft a less transparent statement than this:


"Bill Smith, our consistent polling showing you with a lead, may have made your supporters complacent and affected your turnout negatively. By setting the expectation of your victory, the true significance of your achievement was lost, the third largest vote count in Calgary mayoral election history, and getting 44% of the vote against Naheed Nenshi was unimaginable just a few short weeks before the election. I congratulate you and your team on the accomplishment and deeply regret how our polling may have affected your result."

[Sugarphreak]

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