Have Polls and the people who sensationalize them gone too far in terms of influencing who gets elected?

Question by John S.: Have Polls and the people who sensationalize them gone too far in terms of influencing who gets elected?
There was some state or group who was trying to outlaw the use of polling information by the media, prior to the announcement of which candidate had won a primary or an election. When some see on TV how the vote is going because of exit poll information, they may not get out and vote if they believe the trend is too far down it’s path for their vote to have any impact. So they don’t vote.

“Lies. Damn Lies. And Statistics”…as the old saying goes. Polls are not always correct. Many times, the outcome will defy what the polls were predicting. And anyone can take a poll based on a few samples and then broadcast it as “research”. Sampling rules based on mathematical properties are not always followed, but the public may not know enough to challenge what the TV and their informal “research crew” are broadcasting as “the truth” in the making.

So should the broadcasting of polling “research” be more regulated because bad “research” can throw an election off it’s normal course?

Best answer:

Answer by ya_staff_sux
polls are usually wrong

Just ask Al Gore, John Kerry and Walter Mondale

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