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[wakefield64]

The only ones who seemed influenced by the polls are the candidates.....not me.

[Jacie]

Even the polls can be analyzed by the spinners to slant a certain way! So not at all!

[Deanie]

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@dooBdoo wrote:

My views aren't influenced by poll numbers.

I used to prepare statistical analyses for a major medical center, and learned how many variables there are.  (I had the quote, attributed to many sources, in my office:  "There are three kinds of lies: lies, dam-ed lies, and statistics."  That says it all.)

Polls can sway to and fro depending upon what the questions are, how they're phrased, etc.  So, unfortunately, I'm too skeptical.

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I agree wholeheartedly.  I read an article that says that the "polls" are now being used to influence people instead of reflecting the feelings of the people polled.

[skuggles]

Poll numbers do make me think twice sometimes, usually when I am in the minority. I re-examine my position in light of any new evidence that may change my mind and go from there. 

[Perkup]

Honestly I have never been influenced by polls, and when the day comes that I am, I promise I will no longer vote!  

I've been told several times by "poll people" in the know that where you take the poll determines how it will come out - so a poll is really useless anyway.

[hckynutjohn]

No I am not. Oh so many other factors.

hckynut(john)

[Lucky Charm]

Influenced/swayed by polls? HECK NO!

Why-- who's winning?

[Q4u]

I am absolutely NOT influenced by Poll Numbers.  Nope.

[RainCityWoman]

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@DiAnne wrote:

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@RainCityWoman wrote:

I know what I've researched and I know what I want and don't want. My views are influenced by life experiences, my genetic makeup, and my parental upbringing.  I don't take a lot of stock in polls because I don't know how the respondents were selected or what their demographic is or for that matter what area of the country they live in. Sometimes I look to see who is endorsing someone as that can be very telling, but I know my own idealogy and philosophy. No one is going to change that.  By the way, in all my years as a voter, no one has ever polled me as to what candidate I am supporting. You'd think it would have happened at least once, but it hasn't.  THAT'S why I am skeptical.

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I have been asked several times over the years - maybe that is because I do not belong to either political party.  

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If it's a truly random poll, they shouldn't even know what party you do or do not belong to. 

[HiLo]

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@deepwaterdotter wrote:

I was recently polled by phone regarding my opinion on a local school district referendum.  Even if my answers to the questions concur with a minority of the respondents, I don't think my opinion will change on this issue.  Do you have an opinion about the influence of polling results?

I would have to agree with you dotter:  a poll result doesn't influence me at all.  In fact, it seems that often the majority aren't right.

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