[Wolfstar]

Your personal experience is echoed in one way or another by many, many people. I think many of us are intuitively suspicious of polls, but we go along with them partly because we enjoy trying to predict the future, and partly because we're told they are "scientific."

Why is it that between the late 1700's and the mid 1900's, Americans managed to elect all sorts of people to all sorts of positions without polls? Yet these days, we seem more dependent on them than ever. We are like people using a crutch when it isn't necessary. Well, a good challenge every now and again never hurt any institution.

[Grampa Dave]

Phoney poll and/or skewed results have been a major tool for the Rats for over a generation.

The recall of Davis and election of Arnold pulled back the curtain on this tool re the LA Slimes and other fishwraps in California.

[PhiKapMom]

Thanks for posting this information! Much appreciated!