Why does polling people about public policy have such a large margin of error?”
In public policy polling, it can be difficult to nail down specific positions of those polled. Many polling companies, such as Pew, Gallup and Zogby, need to increase their margin of error when they estimate that the answers they have received may not be indicative of the entire country. For example, if they poll only people in Alabama about their stance on gun control, they would have to use a very large margin of error because many other states have very different views on gun control than Alabama does. Sources: It is my opinion.
live in Illinois, where Barack Obama is currently Senator. During the election for Senate, I was working for the Teamsters Union. The Teamsters have been huge supporters of Obama’s, and as such, we all took part in the Election Day process. For most of us, it was a way to get out of the regular workday and be outside. I had hoped after hearing Obama speak that he would one day run for President. He moved me in ways no other politician ever had. I was doubtful it would be so soon, but I had hope for his running. One of the things that I liked about him early on was his call for reform of Political Donations. Prior to his run for President, he had been discussing this need for reform and really pushing for it. He recognized the likelihood of corporations and special interest groups to donate large sums expecting or trading for a politician in their pocket. He realized how this corruption could damn this country and deteriorate the People’s faith in Government. When he announced his run f
