From Now On: Ignore the Polls
Two simple reasons to ignore all political polls
Post-election commentary in 2016 and 2020 included a lot of chatter about how off the pollsters were.
I understand why political campaigns conduct polls. It’s basic market research — they need to know how their message is being received.
But as voters, we should ignore the polls.
Don’t pay any attention to them at all.
Why?
Two reasons:
1. Election results have proven that pollsters can’t get it right.
2. Because how one group of people is planning to vote shouldn’t affect the way anyone else votes.
A one-on-one discussion with someone whose opinion you value about a particular candidate or issue has merit. So do small group dialogues and even candidate forums.
A poll that says X percent of Y demographic is supporting Z candidate does not.
We should each cast our ballot for the candidate we believe is best, not for the one who appears to be winning and even if we believe the candidate of our choice won’t win.
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