Entry Posted October 28, 2004

http://slate.com/id/2108778/ “… most of us believe, mistakenly, that a poll is a simple tabulation of a random sample of voters. In reality, polls are full of additives and preservatives, subtractions and selective multiplications, none of which are generally published.”

(Note also the less condescending “most of us believe…” instead of “most people believe…” device.) 20:25