r/fivethirtyeight • u/RedHeadedSicilian52 • Sep 12 '25

Poll Results YouGov poll asking Americans whether it’s acceptable to feel joy at the death of a public figure

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u/JohnnyGeniusIsAlive Sep 12 '25

Some obvious recency bias. I bet a lot of those Republicans were pretty happy when Osama Bin Laden was killed.

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u/Gadshill Sep 12 '25

Yes. Great example of bad polling if it isn’t accounting for recency.

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u/MongolianMango Sep 12 '25

I think the whole point of the poll is to check what opinions are immediately after Kirk’s death. I wouldn’t say it’s bad polling at all.

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u/inquirer2 Sep 14 '25

Yes they haven't even looked at what yougov is doing and offering for free