An old adage about elections and primaries needs to be remembered and reiterated daily by the pollsters and the press: "The polls don't vote....the voters do."
Again, the polls are made to look less than professional, quite foolish for that matter, they again called it wrong in advance of the New Hampshire primary. Anyone running for public office ought to keep a pry bar in their toolbox, for removing the nails in their coffins prematurely driven there by pollsters!
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New Hampshire's results have limitd value in telling people about how party people view candidates because "independents" vote in party... [MORE]
Alfred J. Lemire
Jan 9, 2008 15:01
An old adage about elections and primaries needs to be remembered and reiterated daily by the pollsters and the press:...