costco's poll on stand your ground

[jedi]

So today i open the costco connection magazine (I've been reading it for several years now) it's coscto monthly magazine on new products they have, tips on money, etc. Every month they have a debate question and poll the readers on a topic and the results are shown the next month. Last month the topic was

Are stand your ground laws a good idea.

On page 23 of the nov 2012 edition of the mag the results say
95% yes
5% no
But there is a small blurp on the mag on page 11 that says.

Complete voting results on page 23. Because this debate has been subject to an online effort by special interest groups to skew the outcome by repeating voting, the njmbers of ovtes and percentage may not be accurate.

Really!!! Really!!! I've read this mag for at least 5 years every month and the topic of the month is always a hot one and this is the sole time Ihave seen such a statement on skewed results and how they tried to hide the results (not put on page 11).

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Maybe an editor or somebody else on the staff received one those chain emails or Facebook posts announcing the poll to world and asking them to go vote on it.

 

[repeter1977]

So today i open the costco connection magazine (I've been reading it for several years now) it's coscto monthly magazine on new products they have, tips on money, etc. Every month they have a debate question and poll the readers on a topic and the results are shown the next month. Last month the topic was

Are stand your ground laws a good idea.

On page 23 of the nov 2012 edition of the mag the results say
95% yes
5% no
But there is a small blurp on the mag on page 11 that says.

Complete voting results on page 23. Because this debate has been subject to an online effort by special interest groups to skew the outcome by repeating voting, the njmbers of ovtes and percentage may not be accurate.

Really!!! Really!!! I've read this mag for at least 5 years every month and the topic of the month is always a hot one and this is the sole time Ihave seen such a statement on skewed results and how they tried to hide the results (not put on page 11).

Have any of their other polls been so one sided? Cause if this one is the complete blow away that it is, that might be why they think its skewed. If most are closer to 60-40, for 50-50, then suddenly you have one completely one sided, might be why. Although, its costco, so whats so important about their poll and why to skew it? self important much????

 

[jedi]

I have seen some 80% polls before. Iirc the drill for oil in us was 80ish for yes

 

[Blackdog765]

I saw that too and agree that it seemed rather strange.

 

[femurphy77]

I'm shocked! Shocked I tell you, to find out that online special interest groups attempt to skew polls in their favor!

Your poll results sir.

Oh, thank you.

 

[BravoMike]

If they think the poll is skewed and has no validity, why would they still publish it?

 

[4sarge]

COSTCO, Anti Gun, Democrat Obama Supporter. I saw that copy and lost my COSTCO membership in a boating accident

 

[jedi]

COSTCO, Anti Gun, Democrat Obama Supporter. I saw that copy and lost my COSTCO membership in a boating accident

But you have no water near you.

 

[pudly]

But you have no water near you.

That just means he had to drive a little farther to lose his Costco membership in a boating accident...

 

[Valor35]

I'm shocked! Shocked I tell you, to find out that online special interest groups attempt to skew polls in their favor!

Your poll results sir.

Oh, thank you.

Nice Casablanca reference!

 

[shibumiseeker]

That just means he had to drive a little farther to lose his Costco membership in a boating accident...

Since we all know what "lost your ... in a boating accident" really means, does that mean that he still has his costco membership but doesn't want anyone to know it?

 

[Bill B]

But you have no water near you.

Maybe his boat burned in the driveway.

 

[jedi]

Maybe his boat burned in the driveway.

OK this one I'll buy since he lives in the middle of nowhere and the "local" fire department would take f-o-r-e-v-e-r to get to his place.