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Examiner straw poll for Lone Tree, Colorado
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Examiners from major cities across the country conducted a straw poll of voters to better understand their habits leading up to Election Day. Respondents were randomly selected to participate and asked a series of questions listed below.
Question 1: Have you been polled before today on election issues?
» Results of the Examiner nationwide straw poll
| Yes | No |
| 5 | 5 |
Question 2: On Election Day, did you vote for the same candidates that you intended to vote for prior to arriving at the polling location?
| Yes | No |
| 10 | 0 |
Question 3: What was the single most important issue to you in this election that affected how you voted?
SUMMARY:
The single most important issue for those polled in Lone Tree, CO: National security (3), the economy (2), character (1), one-party control (1), children's future (1), CO Amendment 48 (defining personhood beginning at fertilization - 1), and Supreme Court appointments( 1).
The Scam Examiner visited a church, a library, a McDonald's and a school, not official polling places. (Three voting stations within a few miles did not have the expected throngs.) Why only ten people? Asking random people questions can be stressful if you require they appear friendly, approachable, not talking to someone else, without a mouthful of food or otherwise occupied, or just look tired of the election. Also, one was a Canadian who could not vote.
Additionally, the Scam Examiner added a vague question to sniff out any sense of being scammed: Do you think the U.S. election process accurately reflects the citizens? The total was four "yes", two "no" and three "on a state level 'yes' and on a federal level 'no'."
Comments from the "yes" votes:
That's a weird question.
Whoever gets elected deserves respect.
Without always agreeing with the Electoral College, it is still probably the best way to make elections fair.
Comments from the "no" votes:
The poor are underrepresented.
Campaign negativity does not reflect people's attitudes.
The conclusion: Leave polling and poll question formation to others.
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