Party in crisis: Why does the CDU rely on dubious surveys?

For online surveys, the highest caution is required. Methodologists and the CDU-affiliated Adenauer Foundation point this out. Nevertheless, the CDU invited the click demoscopes of Civey to their crisis meeting.

When the Presidium of the CDU met in Berlin a week ago for a closed session, it was about the question of all questions: What must happen so that the voters regain confidence – and the party finds its serious crisis? As usual in less turbulent times and with all other parties, the round asked a survey institute. However, the fact that the CDU invited the online demoscopes of Civey this time can be interpreted as another crisis symptom of an orientationless party. Because the surveys of the Berlin company have been considered for years as little reliable.

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