Flimsy Sanity: Polls unfair

Flimsy Sanity

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. - Friedrich Nietzsche

Sunday, September 19, 2004

Polls unfair

I think it is unfair to poll people about their preference for political candidates. Humans are a fickle bunch and want to identify with a winner. A sporting team with a losing season sells fewer hats than a winning team - loyalty be damned. Publishing polls influences the election and that is wrong, as wrong as announcing winners before all the polls are closed on election day.

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