Was listening to pollsters being quizzed on BBC Radio 2 about Why They Got It Wrong at lunchtime. Much talk of percentages of variation and people not wanting to give socially unacceptable answers in telephone polls.
But I wondered, as I did with Brexit, if it is possible that the emphatic reporting of polls itself changes peoples voting intentions?
If the candidate/option you prefer appears to be winning, does that decrease the likelihood that less enthused voters who prefer that option but aren't wild about it, would turn out?
Did it increase the likelihood that Trump voters vote, seeing Clinton in the lead and reported as a probable winner?
I'm just wondering if 'Hell no!' is a more effective voting motivator than 'let's just make sure about this'.
But I wondered, as I did with Brexit, if it is possible that the emphatic reporting of polls itself changes peoples voting intentions?
If the candidate/option you prefer appears to be winning, does that decrease the likelihood that less enthused voters who prefer that option but aren't wild about it, would turn out?
Did it increase the likelihood that Trump voters vote, seeing Clinton in the lead and reported as a probable winner?
I'm just wondering if 'Hell no!' is a more effective voting motivator than 'let's just make sure about this'.
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That seems sound to me.
I've heard the suggestion that people don't like to give socially unacceptable answers to polls, but I don't understand why people would feel such constraint when speaking anonymously over the phone.
All this means that you are right, and it could be one of the reasons why Trump voters were "suddenly" mobilized by polls showing Clinton's victory.
Another possible explanation is that polls could be a bit disbalanced; maybe they didn't cover rural zone properly. Or countryside people weren't very keen to share their views...
I expected Trump's victory for many reasons (though don't welcome it), and I didn't believe that polls show a full picture.
I am in favour of mandatory voting, myself, which I believe gives a truer picture of the views of the electorate.