I wasn’t even going to mention this ridiculous new “poll” by right-wing “pollster” co/efficient, but Chaz Nuttycombe really nails it, and I thought his comments were worth sharing.
“This is yet another certified co/efficient moment. The bullshit in this poll [reeks] so damn bad, you take one whiff, and it’ll feel like your nostrils are being branded. AtlasIntel 2024 VA poll (hit the mark) had party ID at 34D-31R-35I. This poll’s is 40R-37D-23I.
The goal of this poll isn’t accuracy, it’s to pull wool over the eyes of people gullible enough to believe it. If you believe that the electorate this November is about to be 6pts+ more R-friendly than 2024’s, I have some real estate in Atlantis to sell you.
This poll, like every latest poll, will be included in our forecast. But push polls are harmful to the polling industry; we are at a record low of quality polling in VA this year.”
See below for the “poll”‘s demographics, to see what Chaz is talking about. A few other things that jumped out at me from this “poll” include:
- Despite being right-wing-leaning, this “poll” had the top issue for Virginia voters as “Save Democracy” (24%), followed by Economy/Jobs (14%), Property/Taxes (11%) and Healthcare (11%). Only 4% said “Girls Sports” was their most important issue.
- According to this poll, 48% either say they have “Full Support” for Trump (37%) or Support Trump’s policies (11%), which is obviously ridiculous. Still, even in this right-wing “poll,” 49% of Virginia voters do NOT support Trump.
- On the question of “allowing biological boys to participate in girls’ sports,” only 17% say they do, while 73% say they don’t. And by a 54%-32% margin, voters say they support “banning
gender transitioning for children.” - Despite the fact that crime rates are historically low and have been falling, 62% say they are very or somewhat concerned about ” rising crime in your community,” while 39% say they are either not very concerned or not concerned at all.
- On the question, “Do you support or oppose the deportation of illegal immigrants who are in Virginia illegally but have not committed violent crimes?,” 45% say they support that while 44% say they oppose it. That seems pretty high, but the question is kind of confusingly worded – not sure if they mean immigrants who haven’t committed crimes at all, who have committed non-violent crimes, or what.
