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Originally Posted by Damien
By asking the question you're putting the idea out there without actually saying it. You've introduced the notion that the polls are rigged into the discussion.
Yup. That why it's 'asked as a question'. Introduce it into the debate without having to have any substance to it.
As for notion it's unlikely. Polling companies work for profit and many of them trade upon their reputation and whilst a few, less-reputatable, pollsters might produce favourable results most will not. It's in their commerical interests to get it right. YouGov are a international polling organisation, they're not going to throw away their reputation to rig a poll result. Also when multiple polls are saying the same thing then it's also unlikely to be rigged unless they're all in on it.
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A spectacular analytical analysis Damien, thank you.
Now, setting aside the fact that nowhere did I allege or state that the independence polls were or are rigged - but acknowledging that such behaviours are entirely possible - is anyone aware of any Government or Cabinet source having come out to categorically deny the allegation by the pseudonym correspondent that the unpublished Government commissioned tax-payer funded YouGov poll shows a rise in the support for the Yes vote or putting the Yes vote in the lead?