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Surprise...Voter ID Study Is a Fake
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 4:12 pm
by Col Hogan
It was supposed to be the study that proved voter ID laws are not just discriminatory but can also have a big impact on elections. And it was picked up widely, with outlets including ThinkProgress and the Washington Post reporting that the study found voter ID laws hurt Hispanic voters in particular and skewed elections to the right.
But a follow-up study suggests the findings in the original were bunk. According to researchers at Stanford, Yale, and the University of Pennsylvania, the original study was based on surveys of voters that are extremely unreliable — skewing the results. On top of that, several calculation errors led to even more problems. When the errors are corrected, the follow-up researchers found, there’s no evidence in the analyzed data that voter ID laws have a statistically significant impact on voter turnout.
http://www.vox.com/identities/2017/3/15 ... -id-racism
Bad research done by people with an agenda...the spread by ThinkProgress and the Washington Post...two outlets that employ fake news to spread an agenda...equals a mis-informed public
Re: Surprise...Voter ID Study Is a Fake
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 4:22 pm
by Gil Dobie
Makes me think of this video
Re: Surprise...Voter ID Study Is a Fake
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 4:37 pm
by CID1990
Col Hogan wrote: It was supposed to be the study that proved voter ID laws are not just discriminatory but can also have a big impact on elections. And it was picked up widely, with outlets including ThinkProgress and the Washington Post reporting that the study found voter ID laws hurt Hispanic voters in particular and skewed elections to the right.
But a follow-up study suggests the findings in the original were bunk. According to researchers at Stanford, Yale, and the University of Pennsylvania, the original study was based on surveys of voters that are extremely unreliable — skewing the results. On top of that, several calculation errors led to even more problems. When the errors are corrected, the follow-up researchers found, there’s no evidence in the analyzed data that voter ID laws have a statistically significant impact on voter turnout.
http://www.vox.com/identities/2017/3/15 ... -id-racism
Bad research done by people with an agenda...the spread by ThinkProgress and the Washington Post...two outlets that employ fake news to spread an agenda...equals a mis-informed public
Color me a bit surprised that Vox ran with this-
But it's one of those significant, low hanging fruit kinds of things that reflect more negatively on you if you DONT report on them
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Re: Surprise...Voter ID Study Is a Fake
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 4:51 pm
by Col Hogan
That Vox ran it also shocked me...what's the catch
Re: RE: Re: Surprise...Voter ID Study Is a Fake
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 5:28 pm
by SeattleGriz
Col Hogan wrote:That Vox ran it also shocked me...what's the catch
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Re: Surprise...Voter ID Study Is a Fake
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 5:33 pm
by kalm
Col Hogan wrote:That Vox ran it also shocked me...what's the catch
That is indeed perplexing. Keep your guard up!!!
Re: Surprise...Voter ID Study Is a Fake
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 5:52 pm
by Grizalltheway
Col Hogan wrote:That Vox ran it also shocked me...what's the catch
It's fake news.
Re: Surprise...Voter ID Study Is a Fake
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:46 am
by CAA Flagship
Grizalltheway wrote:Col Hogan wrote:That Vox ran it also shocked me...what's the catch
It's fake news.
Your girlfriend is fake.
Re: Surprise...Voter ID Study Is a Fake
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 6:28 am
by Grizalltheway
CAA Flagship wrote:Grizalltheway wrote:
It's fake news.
Your girlfriend is fake.
So is your penis.
Re: Surprise...Voter ID Study Is a Fake
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 6:41 am
by CAA Flagship
Grizalltheway wrote:CAA Flagship wrote:
Your girlfriend is fake.
So is your penis.
OK. Both are fake.