LOS ANGELES (YBH.ME) – Good pollsters are an elite bunch, chosen by politicians, ad agencies, corporations and media outlets because they poll an accurate demographic mix which is reflective of socety’s.

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Then there are wildfire internet polls. AT&T and Yahoo have sponsored a poll asking:

The president’s progress with the battered economy has been both praised and criticized. How well are his efforts measuring up with you?

Over 5.2 million people have responded, and the news is not good for the White House.  63 per agree with “Not well at all”.  36 per cent say “Extremely well.”  Only 1 per cent have no opinion.

With this kind of poll, the sponsors don’t know anything about the respondents except they landed on the poll page and have access to a computer.

You can take it yourself right here: http://js.polls.yahoo.com/quiz/quiziframe.php?poll_id=46067.

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Laura spent years as a Hollywood story analyst, did a big 180, and is now an entrepreneur focused on web marketing and analytics. She's also a mom of one.

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