Idle Thought: Public polling for political races should not be allowed within a year or maybe six months of an election for the same reason polygraph testing is inadmissible in court: Far too inaccurate.
As is, their only use is helping news organizations make money.
Internal polling by candidates would still be allowed, but could not be made public in any way.
Bill Lamb /
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2024-09-19 17:19:08
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