Retiring Guy's Digest: RULE #1: Never take a Trafalgar poll at face valve (Border security edition)

Friday, January 27, 2023

RULE #1: Never take a Trafalgar poll at face valve (Border security edition)

Headline: Newsmax, 1/25/2023

More than half — 52% — of U.S. voters say they would support their state governor asking for citizen volunteers to help defend the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Trafalgar Group and Convention of States Action.
The poll found 51.8% said they would support a governor calling for volunteers to help defend the southern border, with 31.9% opposed and 16.3% not sure.
Among Democrat voters, the numbers were 19.6% yes on support, 69.5% no, and 10.9% not sure.
For Republicans, 72.9% were a yes, 8.8% no, and 18.3% not sure.
Unaffiliated voters broke down as 46.9% yes, 36.2% no, and 16.9% not sure.

More Trafalgar fantasy polls:

January 2023

RULE #1: Never take a Trafalgar poll at face value (RNC edition). (1/26/2023)

Day 61 of Robert C. Cahaly's self-imposed exile. (1/7/2023)

FiveThirtyEight reports Trafalgar poll with a straight face. (1/6/2023)

December 2022

In a year when conservative pollsters tried to drive the election narrative, Politico sez "HOORAY " for polls. (12/31/2022)
Rule #1: Never cite a Trafalgar poll to bolster your argument. (12/24/2022)

November 2022

And then there were those Trafalgar fantasy polls. (11/21/2022)

Since Election Day, we have been listening to 'The Sounds of Silence" by Robert C. Cahaly. (11/16/2022)

Looking forward to Trafalgar's first fantasy poll of the 2024 GOP presidential campaign shit show. (11/16/2022)

Governor's race in Arizona. (11/16/2022)