tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post4861321590861788113..comments2023-09-28T05:52:52.110-04:00Comments on The Ground Truth in Iraq: Two New Surveys, Two Different ResultsErik K. Gustafsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870861092770458296noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-1096851091071278752007-03-20T13:36:00.000-04:002007-03-20T13:36:00.000-04:00thanks for the link. some good analysis. However I...thanks for the link. some good analysis. However I might also add that regardless of how discouraging these polls are, they are likely still more positive than they should be. <BR/><BR/>There are parts of Iraq that are too dangerous for these polling firms to visit. So while you may have a poll worker going into a dangerous area like Ramadi, rarely do they visit the more dangerous neighborhoods. Can't blame the poll workers, but you do get a skewed result.Matteo Tomasinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056092100683105020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-8263611139346578442007-03-20T13:04:00.000-04:002007-03-20T13:04:00.000-04:00It's not just a matter of sample size. The BBC use...It's not just a matter of sample size. The BBC used biased reporting to distort the results of their own poll <A HREF="http://elliottjoseph.blogspot.com/2007/03/things-will-get-better-say-iraqis-la-la.html" REL="nofollow">(Iraq poll coverage)</A>! <BR/><BR/>Of course we should be deeply concerned about the situation in Iraq. But unless the views of Iraqis are addressed as they really are, not as the unmitigated disaster we feel them to be, the latter view could very well become self-fulfilling.Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12576152095883676171noreply@blogger.com