Cell Phone Users not counted by pollsters

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Presidential Elections - AP


Cell Phone Users Not in Election Polls

Tue Oct 12, 2:55 PM ET

By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - A growing number of people rely solely on cell phones to make and take calls, putting them out of reach of polling organizations trying to get a fix on the American electorate.



Many cell-only users are young and mobile, a demographic that often doesn't vote. That makes survey researchers confident their polling, which excludes cell phone numbers, reflects the opinions of those likely to have an impact on Election Day. Still, with reports of unprecedented voter registration, many young voters could be flying under the pollsters' radar.


"Pollsters don't think the cell phone issue will affect them this year, but they are worried about it," said Michael Brick, a survey methods specialist at Westat, a research firm in Rockville, Md. "This may be the last round of presidential elections before it does have an effect."

 

[conjur]

Just look at pollsters like Zogby vs. Gallup. Zogby adjusts for party affiliation and cell phone usage, too, I believe. Zogby was the only pollster to show a slight Gore win in the popular vote in 2000.

 

[Infohawk]

Zogby's a winner. As conjur points out they called the 2000 election: gore wins. Guess they need to start polling the Supreme Court too.