Comments on: Obama: Immune to the Bradley Effect http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2008/01/09/obama-immune-to-the-bradley-effect/ Everyone has a right to my opinions Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:05:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: DE http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2008/01/09/obama-immune-to-the-bradley-effect/#comment-126206 DE Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:50:53 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2008/01/09/obama-immune-to-the-bradley-effect/#comment-126206 In real primaries with no independents, Hillary will do better anyway. She may well be a beneficiary of the "crying effect". In real primaries with no independents, Hillary will do better anyway. She may well be a beneficiary of the “crying effect”.

]]> By: Matt Munro http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2008/01/09/obama-immune-to-the-bradley-effect/#comment-126166 Matt Munro Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:44:18 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2008/01/09/obama-immune-to-the-bradley-effect/#comment-126166 I'm not sure you need to ban opinion polls, just the personal interaction around them, which is the essential context of the politeness principle. Opinion polling needs to be completely impersonal and anonymous to be accurate. I’m not sure you need to ban opinion polls, just the personal interaction around them, which is the essential context of the politeness principle. Opinion polling needs to be completely impersonal and anonymous to be accurate.

]]> By: MK http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2008/01/09/obama-immune-to-the-bradley-effect/#comment-125930 MK Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:40:38 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2008/01/09/obama-immune-to-the-bradley-effect/#comment-125930 Of course, regarding female candidates, there's no need to even appear polite in the first place. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/opinion/08steinem.html?em&ex=1200027600&en=5b91a543afd99fcb&ei=5087%0A Of course, regarding female candidates, there’s no need to even appear polite in the first place.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/opinion/08steinem.html?em&ex=1200027600&en=5b91a543afd99fcb&ei=5087%0A

]]> By: Robert Sharp » Blog Archive » Ban Opinion Polls http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2008/01/09/obama-immune-to-the-bradley-effect/#comment-125899 Robert Sharp » Blog Archive » Ban Opinion Polls Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:28:41 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2008/01/09/obama-immune-to-the-bradley-effect/#comment-125899 [...] Robert Sharp « Obama: Immune to the Bradley Effect [...] [...] Robert Sharp « Obama: Immune to the Bradley Effect [...]

]]> By: Matt Munro http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2008/01/09/obama-immune-to-the-bradley-effect/#comment-125894 Matt Munro Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:16:49 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2008/01/09/obama-immune-to-the-bradley-effect/#comment-125894 A similar, non racial linguistic phenomena, called the "politeness principle" was widely credited with explaining why the tories won the 1993 UK gen election despite trailing badly in the polls. When polled, significant numbers said they would vote labour, (as it was perceived to be a more socially acceptable vote) , but when they got into the polling booth, they actually voted conservative. This seems like the same effect, but with a racial dimension, of not wanting to appear racist. I'll still think he'll win it - he has that aura around him, mind you so did JFK and look what happened to him. A similar, non racial linguistic phenomena, called the “politeness principle” was widely credited with explaining why the tories won the 1993 UK gen election despite trailing badly in the polls. When polled, significant numbers said they would vote labour, (as it was perceived to be a more socially acceptable vote) , but when they got into the polling booth, they actually voted conservative. This seems like the same effect, but with a racial dimension, of not wanting to appear racist.

I’ll still think he’ll win it - he has that aura around him, mind you so did JFK and look what happened to him.

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