Answer: No. Polls are the ruin of democracy, disenfranchising citizens and commodifying both their views and the issues in favor of the biases of the pollsters and journalists who use them.
Polls May Shape Biden’s Future. Are They Up to the Job? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/upshot/biden-polls-trump.html?smid=tw-share
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