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Originally Posted by Cyberbob
Polls create massive bias. They can be used to easily manipulate.
If I'm an undecided voter, and then see the public opinion of one party/leader is doing 10 points worse and one is doing 10 points better, that could be all I need.
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But which way, if you support the leader, do you then go, oh well, he's won, Im not voting.
Or maybe that you can see other people like him so that helps cement your positiion,
or maybe you support the leader and decide that they're a goner so theres not point,
or maybe you realise they need help so you will make sure you vote.
So which way is it biasing?
Or what about the other smaller parties? Every election you here the "if I vote for Party X, then it is a wasted vote", which means that person is not even voting for the party they want.
Would the ability to see that the party may get in and its not a wasted vote help them