EmptyTimCup
06-07-2012, 06:12 AM
:whistle:
Return of the Bradley Effect: What if ALL the Polls Are Wrong? (http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2012/06/06/return-of-the-bradley-effect/)
Many of us oldsters remember the Bradley Effect. Back in ye olde 1982, Tom Bradley, the longtime popular mayor of Los Angeles, a nice affable fellow in my recollection, ran for California governor against a fairly faceless guy named George Deukmejian. Most of the polls — including exit polls — showed Bradley with a significant lead. But Deukmejian won, narrowly.
This was all put down to a form of covert racism. People didn’t want to admit they wouldn’t vote for a black man. As an ex-civil rights worker, I remember being hugely depressed by Bradley’s defeat.
Times have changed. These days the significant racism emanates mainly from atrocious reactionary bigots and race baiters of the Al Sharpton ilk (http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/272473/power-dem-jay-nordlinger).
But the Bradley Effect has resurfaced dramatically in a different manner in the Wisconsin recall vote. The polls — and, yes, the exit polls as well (https://twitter.com/chucktodd/statuses/210174776986185728) – were showing Scott Walker in a narrow victory. But he won beyond anyone’s prediction. (http://hotair.com/archives/2012/06/05/open-thread-wisconsin/)
Apparently, the silent majority of Wisconsin voters didn’t want to admit to nosy pollsters :jet: and anyone else that might be listening that they were opposed to runaway unions, runaway spending, or the Democratic administration. They just wanted to cast their votes. And they did.
Return of the Bradley Effect: What if ALL the Polls Are Wrong? (http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2012/06/06/return-of-the-bradley-effect/)
Many of us oldsters remember the Bradley Effect. Back in ye olde 1982, Tom Bradley, the longtime popular mayor of Los Angeles, a nice affable fellow in my recollection, ran for California governor against a fairly faceless guy named George Deukmejian. Most of the polls — including exit polls — showed Bradley with a significant lead. But Deukmejian won, narrowly.
This was all put down to a form of covert racism. People didn’t want to admit they wouldn’t vote for a black man. As an ex-civil rights worker, I remember being hugely depressed by Bradley’s defeat.
Times have changed. These days the significant racism emanates mainly from atrocious reactionary bigots and race baiters of the Al Sharpton ilk (http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/272473/power-dem-jay-nordlinger).
But the Bradley Effect has resurfaced dramatically in a different manner in the Wisconsin recall vote. The polls — and, yes, the exit polls as well (https://twitter.com/chucktodd/statuses/210174776986185728) – were showing Scott Walker in a narrow victory. But he won beyond anyone’s prediction. (http://hotair.com/archives/2012/06/05/open-thread-wisconsin/)
Apparently, the silent majority of Wisconsin voters didn’t want to admit to nosy pollsters :jet: and anyone else that might be listening that they were opposed to runaway unions, runaway spending, or the Democratic administration. They just wanted to cast their votes. And they did.