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Raistlin · 07-04-2010, 14:13

I think I'm more interested in the results of our polls than I am in the results of the election.

Primarily because it's interesting for me to think about how much our poll is actually a reflection of real life, and how much it is actually a reflection of the opinions of the sort of people that frequent Internet forums (or, more accurately, who have a reasonably strong online persona/presence).

I'm sure there's some correlation, but I don't believe that your average Internet 'dweller' is truly representative of today's average 'man on the street'.

07-04-2010, 14:13	#82
Raistlin Inactive Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Services: Depends on the person and the price they're offering Posts: 12,384	Re: The 2010 General Election Thread: Week 1 I think I'm more interested in the results of our polls than I am in the results of the election. Primarily because it's interesting for me to think about how much our poll is actually a reflection of real life, and how much it is actually a reflection of the opinions of the sort of people that frequent Internet forums (or, more accurately, who have a reasonably strong online persona/presence). I'm sure there's some correlation, but I don't believe that your average Internet 'dweller' is truly representative of today's average 'man on the street'.