tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post297725828625942565..comments2024-03-27T01:58:22.445-07:00Comments on The Gazetteer: About Those Post-Debate 'Flash Polls' From Ipsos-Reid...RossKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-10167362570252304872013-04-30T07:38:55.631-07:002013-04-30T07:38:55.631-07:00Unfortunately, the dichotomy is all too symptomati...Unfortunately, the dichotomy is all too symptomatic of our current régime of politics, as opposed to governance, where being most like a premier means nothing but speaking, and usually in falsehoods. Winning and believable could go to anyone set against the backdrop of our current Premier's glib emptiness.Danneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129916194006552602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-71533920389356146292013-04-30T06:53:08.633-07:002013-04-30T06:53:08.633-07:00Paul--
Ya. That was Tom Hawthorn's take, and ...Paul--<br /><br />Ya. That was Tom Hawthorn's take, and I understand what both of you are sayiing...I'm just not convinced that the flash polls (or the instantaneous ticker polls that run, in almost realtime across American pres. debate screens), assess anything that is more than skin deep.<br /><br />Regarding the Twitter's uselessness in this context... I agree...Dare I suggest that the real problem with the Twittmachine, at least for something like this, is that it lacks an....<br /><br />Editor?<br /><br />. <br />RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-3581298034717458572013-04-30T05:24:00.784-07:002013-04-30T05:24:00.784-07:00I'm a poll fan, including the flash polls afte...I'm a poll fan, including the flash polls after debates. The whole process is interesting. relatively few people watched the debate all the way through, but within a few days many more people will have an impression of who was effective and who wasn't. Those will be shaped by conversations at work, media coverage, partisan spin and polls. What people say about the debate is more important than what the leaders said. The flash poll is useful information on other viewers' first reaction.<br />Last night did prove Twitter was useless in shaping opinion. The stream of partisan sniping and silly comments swamped any useful observations.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003637352818760817noreply@blogger.com