do political opinion polls help to advance democracy or hinder it?
If politicians act based on opinion polls, maybe that’s a good thing .
but if the media and other pollsters manipulate and distort polls, then it’s not a good thing. It’s basically unelected slimeballs taking over our government.
Which is it?
Hinder. Poll questions sound like "Are you in favor of Credit Card Reform?" without any explanation of the details.
Who is not in favor of education? They could be calling from the Union who want to double their pensions and salaries. It’s a joke.
Source: Political Science Major who was polled on the phone. It was designed for a 4th grade level.
March 27th, 2010 at 12:40 am
If opinions were removed from politics, we’d be left with a perfect government. People’s opinions are often misinformed and are the cause of bad policy and bad decisions. The fact that so much stock is put into what people think vs. what they know is proof that politics is in a sad state among the masses.
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March 27th, 2010 at 1:14 am
I personally thing they hinder it. Polls prior to elections sckew results by giving people the "idea" of who is in the lead or how far behind someone is or is not. Who wants to vote third party when they see polls saying that person has no chance.
As to policy polls, they are almost all biased in the way the question is asked.
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March 27th, 2010 at 2:00 am
Hinder. Poll questions sound like "Are you in favor of Credit Card Reform?" without any explanation of the details.
Who is not in favor of education? They could be calling from the Union who want to double their pensions and salaries. It’s a joke.
Source: Political Science Major who was polled on the phone. It was designed for a 4th grade level.
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