How do American's feel about Trump's Platform? Interactive discovery.

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   tsmogposted 9 months ago

   Sept. 25, 2024 FiveThirtyEight (538) published an article that is an interactive tool for personal discovery. It is . . .
   
   Can You Guess How Americans Feel About Trump’s Platform? by 538 (Sept 25, 2024)
   Test your knowledge of what the public thinks about the former president’s policies.
   https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/do … quiz-2024/
   
   There are 10 questions to assess using a sliding scale for your feedback. There is a button titled 'Guess' that you click. A pop-up appears to compare your assessment with the consensus. Opportunity exists to see what others think and how you compare to them.
   
   [Note: Each question has the source with hyperlink to it if curiosity strikes]
   
   As an example the first questions is . . .
   
   What is Trump’s net favorability rating?
   The sliding scale of the interactive is -20 to +20
   
   Another is . . .
   
   What percentage of likely voters think Trump would do a better job than Harris on the economy?
   The sliding scale is 0 - 100
   
   Have a little fun, fun, fun while on an adventure of discovery and learning.
   
   Thoughts, criticisms, accolades, and/or commentary?

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   DrMark1961posted 9 months ago

   Just reading thier first paragraph demonstrated why so many people no longer trust anything that comes from the media. I had to do a little reading to find out about the site, and surprise, they are owned by the same media company that fact checked Trump but let Harris get away with her lies during the debate.
   I do not think those numbers are even close to accurate, but we will certainly see when November rolls around. I am sure the idiots at ABC believe them since it fits their bias.

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      tsmogposted 9 months agoin reply to this

      Okay . . . thanks for commenting.

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         Kathryn L Hillposted 9 months agoin reply to this

         You don't have to thank us.

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   Sharlee01posted 9 months ago

   This will really throw you back in your chair: I found that the questions about the lawsuits held a context that could lead both Democrats and Trump supporters to respond similarly. Why? Because Trump’s supporters view the cases from many different angles, and all of those concerns resonate with them, so they would likely answer affirmatively. On the other hand, Democrats see the lawsuits very differently, and they would also respond in the affirmative. When looking at polls, I think the most important factor is to ensure there’s really clear context.  For the other questions, I found the question written offering good understandable context, and the answers were along the lines of how I would have answered them. Trump mostly faired well, which pleased me.
   
   Example of the question I found skewed in context.
   
   What percentage of Americans think the federal Jan. 6 case against Trump is serious? My answer would be yes, I am concerned.
   
   What percentage of Americans think the classified-documents case against Trump is serious? Again, yes.
   
   What percentage of Americans think the Georgia election interference case against Trump is serious? Yes.
   
   You see what I mean? I’m a Trump supporter and find all these cases serious, but for different reasons than a Democrat would articulate.

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      DrMark1961posted 9 months agoin reply to this

      Yes, I saw those questions too, and it is another example of how they are using their bias to influence opinion. I see the trial in New York as very serious but not because of the charges. I see it as the state attacking an  opposing candidate to influence an election, so I do think it is serious.

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         Sharlee01posted 9 months agoin reply to this

         I agree, polls can definitely be skewed to produce the desired outcome. The questions often contain key phrases like "concerned," similar to those in the poll we're discussing.
         
         example -- How concerned are you about the rise in crime in your community? 
         
         The question indicates for one thing that you have crime in your neighborhood. I mean who would say, "I am not concerned..."

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