CNN gun control poll

[downlinx]

CNN Caught Red-Handed Sabotaging Gun Control Poll! | BuzzPoBuzzPo
thought i would post this for you guys

 

[Bigtanker]

They try to get the numbers they want by cheating and they still get hammered.

 

[jamil]

You do realize that the poll was on MSNBC, right?

Of course. That doesn't mean we shouldn't call their dishonesty.

They try to get the numbers they want by cheating and they still get hammered.

I blame INGO for that. Good job everyone.

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

Voted.

Does the United States need stricter gun control laws?
No 69%1779
Yes 31%789
Total votes: 2568
This is not a scientific poll

 

[jamil]

CNN Caught Red-Handed Sabotaging Gun Control Poll! | BuzzPoBuzzPo
thought i would post this for you guys

From the article:

The second major issue, is that many “No” votes are not being tallied. This was originally brought to attention by “The Truth About Guns” Facebook page. I initially had my doubts, so I began voting “No” from several different computers and mobile devices. Sure enough, the fans from “The Truth About Guns” are right on the money! Many of the “No” votes are not being counted!

In the interest of intellectual honesty I have to say that this is probably not true.

Looking at the page's source, and seeing how the page responds to posting your vote, I'd say it's likely the poll results are cached server side and loaded with the page. That's why the numbers don't change. Doing that is probably more of a technical/performance decision than a political one. It's a pretty common thing to do with distributed web apps.

Taking more time and using an http analyzer, I could figure out a lot more about how the page works, but that still wouldn't tell me if they're ignoring some votes because that's done server side. Bottom line, the tally is probably cached, and it likely only updates every few minutes and loads with the page.

 

[Fordtough25]

Voted.

 

[yepthatsme]

Voted.

 

[Ericpwp]

 

[richardraw316]

No holding strong at ironically 1911 votes.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

From the article:

The second major issue, is that many “No” votes are not being tallied. This was originally brought to attention by “The Truth About Guns” Facebook page. I initially had my doubts, so I began voting “No” from several different computers and mobile devices. Sure enough, the fans from “The Truth About Guns” are right on the money! Many of the “No” votes are not being counted!

In the interest of intellectual honesty I have to say that this is probably not true.

Looking at the page's source, and seeing how the page responds to posting your vote, I'd say it's likely the poll results are cached server side and loaded with the page. That's why the numbers don't change. Doing that is probably more of a technical/performance decision than a political one. It's a pretty common thing to do with distributed web apps.

Taking more time and using an http analyzer, I could figure out a lot more about how the page works, but that still wouldn't tell me if they're ignoring some votes because that's done server side. Bottom line, the tally is probably cached, and it likely only updates every few minutes and loads with the page.

I assumed the same thing when it didn't immediately count up, but when it did update several votes were added - who knows if the count is correct.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Well now it is curious that it was holding at 1911, I voted 10 times, then it updated to 1913. Hmmm....

 

[jamil]

Well now it is curious that it was holding at 1911, I voted 10 times, then it updated to 1913. Hmmm....

It may not count multiple votes from the same IP.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

It may not count multiple votes from the same IP.

Usually voting sites return a message other than an "updated" vote count. Doesn't have to I guess.

 

[klrbear]

Voted. It is funny how polls seem to go unreported when the numbers fail to go the way libs intended

 

[KellyinAvon]

We're winning 69%-31% on a network that is only slightly more anti-American than Al -Jazeera.

 

[6mm Shoot]

I just came from the new one and it is 55% that we don't need any more gun control.

 

[jbombelli]

Wait until they trumpet " GUN OWNERS HAPPY WITH EXISTING LAWS!"

 

[Crbn79]

I was watching it yesterday and saw 100 No votes vanish in one refresh yet the Yes votes jumped by 100 in that same refresh... odd indeed.

 

[jspy5]

Got my vote in for the record.

 

[TheFireArmorer]

Just voted. We're winning 69% No to 31% Yes