Poll Bearers
There has been a great deal of talk about polls lately. Steve Soto over at The Left Coaster has been writing a series of articles describing the poor methodology used by many of the polls getting lots of press. Apparently the samples they are using have disproportionately large numbers of self-identified Republicans. The result of the coverage of these polls is of course to discourage people who want to get rid of our Uncumbent and replace him with an elected president. Don't believe the polls. They are all based on the flawed premise that the voter turnout this year will match the pattern established in recent presidential elections. But the whole polling thing uncovers another flaw in our electoral system. As much as both candidates will claim that they don't pay attention to the polls, it is clear that in reality our elections have become massive marketing campaigns which are all about finding the right packaging, rather than sincere efforts to enable the electorate to get to know who the candidates are and what they stand for.
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