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The Poll That Ended Dilbert

FiveThirtyEight Politics

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What Is the Use of Polling?

LZ Granderson: Rasmussen poll is an example of a good faith effort. He says there's not one magic number that you're going to get that says, oh, 29% of white people are racist because it very much is like a spectrum. LZ: I think we can say bad use of polling as far as Rasmussen reports is concerned. Also horrendous use of polls as far as Scott Adams is concerned. All right. Well, this was an interesting conversation. But thank you for alerting us to this pollBecause it was made for aninteresting conversation.

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