Made it a mandate to myself: Ignore the polls, they will either give false hope, or false discouragement.
...”Made it a mandate to myself: Ignore the polls, they will either give false hope, or false discouragement”...
I heard someone say recently that polls had become a political tool, much like ads and other influences. These polls may be designed to discourage McCain supporters and to so dishearten people that they will just skip voting. It is very important to go vote for your candidate even if the polls are predicting a landslide. It could all be made up to achieve a psychological effect on the population.