I really don’t get the tactic of using “engineered” polls to demoralize your opponent’s supporters. I’ve always voted regardless - even in 2008 when we all knew how the election was going to go.
I’m not so much talking about polling as I am the overall narrative. Example, the “Texas turning purple” meme forces us to play defense, whereas we should be pushing a “California turning purple” narrative—regardless of if it’s going to happen or not, just to force the enemy to expend resources elsewhere. But yes, I vote no matter what, even if it’s a county water bureau election.