Kitch Posted October 8, 2008 Report Posted October 8, 2008 Do polls actually help people decide who they want to vote for, or are those who speculate about the outcome of an election hurting democracy? (hyperbole? perhaps!) Or are they simply a tool used by the media to attract viewer/reader/listeners? If so, why do we pay sooooooooooo much attention to them???? Quote
Vancouver King Posted October 8, 2008 Report Posted October 8, 2008 Do polls actually help people decide who they want to vote for, or are those who speculate about the outcome of an election hurting democracy? (hyperbole? perhaps!)Or are they simply a tool used by the media to attract viewer/reader/listeners? If so, why do we pay sooooooooooo much attention to them???? Yes, they are useful tools to political parties who use them to gauge effects of policies and strategies, useful to media outlets to turn them into news, and also to voters who should also be making the effort to educate themselves on the issues, the party platforms and leaders. A developing, mainstream belief in this country is that minority govts work - just look at the volume of legislation passed by this last one - while also allowing an early plug to be pulled if a govt proposes too extreme policy. The only way voters can tell if a minority govt is at hand is to consider polls. Quote When the people have no tyrant, their public opinion becomes one. ...... Lord Lytton
Alta4ever Posted October 8, 2008 Report Posted October 8, 2008 Yes, they are useful tools to political parties who use them to gauge effects of policies and strategies, useful to media outlets to turn them into news, and also to voters who should also be making the effort to educate themselves on the issues, the party platforms and leaders. A developing, mainstream belief in this country is that minority govts work - just look at the volume of legislation passed by this last one - while also allowing an early plug to be pulled if a govt proposes too extreme policy. The only way voters can tell if a minority govt is at hand is to consider polls. There is only one poll that matters and that one this year is October 14. Quote "What about the legitimacy of the democratic process, yeah, what about it?" Jack Layton and his coup against the people of Canada “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” President Ronald Reagan
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