IPI Policy Basics Podcast
IPI Policy Basics Podcast
The Institute for Policy Innovation
IPI Policy Basics: Put Not Your Trust in Polling (Audio: Podcast)
1 seconds Posted Jul 22, 2021 at 8:41 pm.
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In a recent polling industry autopsy of the 2020 election, pollsters themselves acknowledge that they don't know why their numbers were skewed by about 4% in favor of Joe Biden and Democrats. "It's time to stop paying attention to pollsters," says IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews. And IPI President Tom Giovanetti thinks that's a great idea, since polling has a pernicious effect on our political system.