An outfit called Patriot Polling, about whom I have never heard before now, claims to have polled the people of Greenland and have concluded that 56% of them support joining the United States.
I am skeptical, but not to the point of disbelieving it. It could be true, at least within the margin of error, which is about 5% on a sample size of 416.
— Matt (@amattattack) January 12, 2025
That still leaves a bare majority should the poll’s error be that large, but I couldn’t find how the question was worded on Patriot Poll’s website, and we all know how the question’s wording matters in such cases.
For instance, if the poll question was “If Donald Trump offered you a million dollars, would you vote to join the United States?” you would get one set of answers. If the poll didn’t specify any particular benefit to the person, you might…