Online polling likely to grow in accuracy, influence | ScrippsNews

Online polling likely to grow in accuracy, influence | ScrippsNews PITTSBURGH -- Your home phone rings, but you don't pick up because you don't recognize the number that flashes on your caller ID. Or maybe you abandoned your landline months ago because it's more economical to use your cell phone.

You're precisely the type of person John Dick is betting on: someone who won't bother with traditional telephone polls but is likely to respond to political or consumer questions while browsing the Internet.