Comments on: Tracking polls capture the mood of the electorate http://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/letters/11/17/tracking-polls-capture-the-mood-of-the-electorate/ Guyana News, Sports, Businesss and Entertainment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:11:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Caesar Agustus http://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/letters/11/17/tracking-polls-capture-the-mood-of-the-electorate/comment-page-1/#comment-56072 Caesar Agustus Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:14:26 +0000 http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=30774#comment-56072 Get a life you political day dreamers. Get a life you political day dreamers.

]]> By: DAVE, NY http://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/letters/11/17/tracking-polls-capture-the-mood-of-the-electorate/comment-page-1/#comment-55983 DAVE, NY Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:52:26 +0000 http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=30774#comment-55983 United States - Need for tracking polls; significant swing votes, as much as 25 percent. They change with any gaffes of the candidates, any breaking scandals; significant shift in favor of Obama when the credit crunch led to a financial meltdown Guyana - Swing votes do not exist. People vote strictly on the basis of race. If there is a swing vote it is probably no more than 3 -5 percent. So did Bisram's tracking polls in 2006 really show PPP's support moved from 42% to 51%? Guyanese people do not believe Bisram's polling gimmicks. Guyanese people openly scoffed at Bisram's tracking polls. These polls were all manufactured. Bisram should really explain his polling methodology; how he designed his sampling, size of sample, elements of the sample etc United States – Need for tracking polls; significant swing votes, as much as
25 percent. They change with any gaffes of the candidates, any
breaking scandals; significant shift in favor of Obama when the
credit crunch led to a financial meltdown

Guyana – Swing votes do not exist. People vote strictly on the basis of race. If
there is a swing vote it is probably no more than 3 -5 percent.

So did Bisram’s tracking polls in 2006 really show PPP’s support moved from 42% to 51%? Guyanese people do not believe Bisram’s polling gimmicks. Guyanese people openly scoffed at Bisram’s tracking polls. These polls were all manufactured. Bisram should really explain his polling methodology; how he designed his sampling, size of sample, elements of the sample etc

]]> By: Georgie http://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/letters/11/17/tracking-polls-capture-the-mood-of-the-electorate/comment-page-1/#comment-55902 Georgie Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:56:15 +0000 http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=30774#comment-55902 Will no one rid me of the idiocy of Mr. Bisram? If you have to explain yourself everytime you write a letter, then, one can very well, reasonably conclude that you have issues with your thought processes. But, then again, you are merely a professional student. Will no one rid me of the idiocy of Mr. Bisram? If you have to explain yourself everytime you write a letter, then, one can very well, reasonably conclude that you have issues with your thought processes. But, then again, you are merely a professional student.

]]> By: Ghost Rider http://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/letters/11/17/tracking-polls-capture-the-mood-of-the-electorate/comment-page-1/#comment-55801 Ghost Rider Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:29:10 +0000 http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=30774#comment-55801 " I should note that I was a volunteer for the Obama camp ...." Vishnu Bisram. Quick question: Can you put together your duty as diplomatic editor of the Caribbean New Yorker which carried a long stiff, racist, anti Obama, anti black campaign with your professed "support" for Obama? This week's front page of your newspaper has a huge picture of an Indian governor with a suggestion for the 2012 elections. Help me connect the dots here, please. ” I should note that I was a volunteer for the Obama camp ….” Vishnu Bisram.

Quick question: Can you put together your duty as diplomatic editor of the Caribbean New Yorker which carried a long stiff, racist, anti Obama, anti black campaign with your professed “support” for Obama?

This week’s front page of your newspaper has a huge picture of an Indian governor with a suggestion for the 2012 elections. Help me connect the dots here, please.

]]> By: Andy http://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/letters/11/17/tracking-polls-capture-the-mood-of-the-electorate/comment-page-1/#comment-55790 Andy Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:36:00 +0000 http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=30774#comment-55790 "I refer to the letter captioned ‘Have Guyanese learnt anything from the American experience?’ by Mr Anthony Vieira. His letter contains several inaccuracies." - Extracted quote Vishnu Bisram thinks that because he might have been accurate a few times in his questionable instant polls he is suddenly an expert in telling regular Joes they are wrong to even think they can venture into his territory. Even if these Joes are merely expressing opinions based on observations. "It appears he did not read my final piece published on election day in which I said Obama would win a landslide in electoral votes and popular votes that would be closer than what some polls had found." - Extracted quote Obama won! Bisram lost whe his hopes for Clinton and McCain to beat Obama waned. “I refer to the letter captioned ‘Have Guyanese learnt anything from the American experience?’ by Mr Anthony Vieira. His letter contains several inaccuracies.” – Extracted quote

Vishnu Bisram thinks that because he might have been accurate a few times in his questionable instant polls he is suddenly an expert in telling regular Joes they are wrong to even think they can venture into his territory. Even if these Joes are merely expressing opinions based on observations.

“It appears he did not read my final piece published on election day in which I said Obama would win a landslide in electoral votes and popular votes that would be closer than what some polls had found.” – Extracted quote

Obama won! Bisram lost whe his hopes for Clinton and McCain to beat Obama waned.

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