You gotta realize the poll was about who should be snuffed, not endorsed. It shot up to over 60% Rauschy (with a lot more votes than had been cast in their prior polls) when Jack!s paid staffers started the own feeble version of FReeping the poll.
I posted, and it is yet unopposed, on the Leaderboard that I was planning to start a FREEP THIS POLL THREAD here on FR to overcome their efforts. I did not do it out of respect for Fran Eaton, Leader mananging editor, who managed to make the RIGHT DECISION and snuff Ryan, despite the overwhelming poll calling for Rauschenberger to be snuffed. Had we in fact FREEPED the Leader's poll we may have won the battle but lost the war.
Now let's see how many out-of-staters who wander in here get confused.