Most polls use approximately 1,000 respondents (example: Zogby) to get a feel for the entire nation’s pulse. Supposedly balanced scientifically to account for various demographics, this always struck me as a small number.
Online polls, I’ve felt, have always been partisan affairs. A poll goes up and the cry goes out to create a tidal wave in the poll.
But who would game coffee? Are there thousands of coffee drinkers lining up at 7-11 to “stuff the coffee cup poll”? I doubt it.
Having said that, 7-11 is reporting the coffee cup poll is (currently) running in favor of Bush: 51.11% to 48.89%
This poll is not broken down by state (but not every state is represented) and thus may have no bearing on the electoral college (which is how we really elect the President).
But there you have it. Bush wins the popular vote in a recent poll.
A recent poll with millions of respondents.
Kind of like an election.
[Via INDC Journal]
Update: State-by-state results are available.