Should we eliminate polls?
924213
There have certainly been cases - even recently - where the pollsters simply 'interview dogs and cats' to get the results their paymasters would like to hear. Yet, they ALL claim to be accurate within + or - 3%.... How does that work?\nMaybe they're useful in some ways, but how about stopping them 24 hours before the vote?
154386
I agree with you.  We should create a system of computer voting on every issue.  The security technology exists (smart id cards etc.) to make it secure and verifiable and auditable.\nOpen Source would have to be used and strict rules would have to be used for how it is implemented and hosted, but I think it's possible, and I think it's a good idea.\n\nThis way we could get rid of (ban?) political parties, because the more independently people consider their votes the better the system will work.\n\nIt could be implemented step by step, initially just for opinion polling.
286482
These ratings are based on privately funded polls.  They have to ask you, you can't volunteer an opinion.  It's a random thing.  You can increase your odds of being asked if you are a registered voter.
902434
I would remove people that like to remove countries from the world. Isn't that the root of the problem?
859045
No, rather a hugely misused tool.\n\nThat said, politicians and media are getting away with misusing statistics because they *and* Mr and Mrs John Public don't have the elementary notions of statistics needed to distinguish between the good, the bad and the ugly.
35488
Yes. I think they do it to keep people from asking idle questions.  If you know it'll cost you a point, most people will refrain from asking things like, "Would you kiss my pet gerbil?" or some other nonsense.
831155
I agree.  We do not need people voting who just "doing their civic duty".  It is more important to be an informed voter and know who you are helping put into office.
162723
Polls about education or polls to teach you something?
181666
Yes, I think it should be abolished.  It seems to be a waste of money since all it is is just a rubber stamp of the election results.
1046172
For one thing, quit spending so much time and energy trying to destroy each other for the sole purpose of getting elected. Power should not be an end unto itself. They should simply say "Here's what this guy thinks, I don't agree, so here's what I think would work better" without resorting to attacks on the other guy's character, and letting the voters make an educated decision, rather than one based on some sense of outrage towards one candidate, on who they want to lead them. People should always go to the polls to vote FOR someone, not AGAINST someone. That defeats the purpose of democracy. Any politician who can do that has my vote.
801986
You cannot, as the individual biases of the people affect the poll.\n\nWhat you are looking for is a poll that represents the people, not one that is unbiased.  For that, you need a large sample.  If you were doing a poll involving a town of 500, talk to at least 350 people.  If you were doing a state, that number would be much larger.\n\nA poll is to show the opinions of the people, not to be unbiased.  So you  need a large sample of the group you are targeting to get a good poll.
881457
I totally agree with you.  I'd be off of here if I didn't want to try to make my 100 points for the day.  Yahoo needs to really take a look at Polls & Surveys today.  Of course Yahoo probably suspends them and they re-sign up under a different name.
848522
I never believe any poll unless I know what questions were asked (exact wording required) and the actual answer given.  I have seen to many surveys with the questions designed to guarantee the results desired.
799432
Exit polls are never accurate.  The only people who walk out bragging about who they voted for are democrats.  Republicans have much more class than that.
357153
It is information collected by poll,they ask a question then give you several answers to choose from.I really don't think it is acurate.\nGallup does the polls ,they call me all the time,I don't answer their calls any more.
538011
Based on poll numbers, no.\n\nBut that's irrelevant. He's doing the job we NEED him to do.
216813
YOu can only remove it if you remove it before it's under "voting", "resolved" etc. The other way is to ask stupid question and let others report you to remove that question. (possibly you are removed as well =P )