22/10/2024
Every time a political poll is taken they lie about the results.
In Canada, on average, about 10-15% of people contacted for a political poll choose to respond.
In the United States, only about 6-10% of people contacted for a political poll choose to respond.
It's pretty certain that most of the people who didn't respond to any given poll NEVER respond to ANY polls!
So the real result of the poll is: "I'm not going to tell you." Remember this, because it makes a big difference. The poll gives you the opinions of the small minority of people who respond to polls, and they're different people from the people who DON'T choose to answer polls.
So, whenever you hear any news source talking about a political poll, remember the truth that they're NOT telling you:
"In a recent political poll the vast majority of people contacted said: 'I'm never going to tell you!' And since most people never answer polls, and the people who DO answer polls are not very representative of the people who DON'T, we really have no idea who's winning the election until the votes are counted!"