6% un-polled

I may be wrong, but I don't believe there is a cell phone database either as there is with the white pages. I've heard that is changing, but not sure the numbers are available to pollsters yet.

I haven't been polled a single time in the past four years on my land line, so I'm sure the polls can't be right!

and I was polled, though I am a foreigner, and cannot vote. Wonder if they keep track of that, too.

Dewey can't defeat Truman every time.

Another factor, there appears to be a higher turnout in the making this time. That can run counter to the polls also.

I saw on MSNBC last night (and Salon this morning) that a cell phone poll gave Kerry a 55 to 40 lead.

Oh! Interesting.

How's they do it?

I believe it was a cell phone only poll.

http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=919

Glad you asked because it made me look it up.

Looks like they used text messaging to get around charging the cell phone owner for the call.

Polls are useless for the most part. They are pushed either to the left or to the right to suit the needs of the pollsters. That being said every time I get a poll call they only ask 2 questions and that is it. This has happened to me twice. Question 1 do you intend to vote this year A. yes. Which party do you have the strongest ties to? A. republican. Thank you for your time goodbye.

I have never been polled for an election. Do they happen to call the same people every time, or do they try and call different people every time?

They call people who suit their needs.