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Look at the wording. If the survey wording inc. terms like "wall" or "Trump" etc., it's bias tainted. We use the term "physical barrier."
A typical Q example:
"Thinking about immigration policy, do you support a physical barrier along the U.S. southern border with Mexico?"
A typical Q example:
"Thinking about immigration policy, do you support a physical barrier along the U.S. southern border with Mexico?"
To be fair, many pollsters tainted questions over healthcare, tainting the survey by calling it "ObamaCare." It carries a negative connotation, and evokes a knee-jerk partisan response.
"Do you oppose or support the Affordable Care Act, more commonly referred to as ObamaCare?"
"Do you oppose or support the Affordable Care Act, more commonly referred to as ObamaCare?"
Naturally, ObamaCare polled very poorly at that time. But ask the respondents about the actual policy, including support for protections against preexisting conditions, and those were always popular.
Just don't let pollsters and glorified poll-readers dupe you. They know better.
Just don't let pollsters and glorified poll-readers dupe you. They know better.
