So many polls. So many different numbers. Often, polls seem to favor the Democratic candidate, yet as seen in 1982 with liberal mayor Tom Bradley of LA, the polls are often wrong and those who believe them are fooled.
Why does this happen, one may ask?
The answer is simple. Democrats are more likely to respond to polls than are Republicans. At the most fundamental level, Republicans want privacy. They do not want the government in their lives. They do not want their neighbors intruding in their lives, either.
I am a Republican. When a pollster calls my home, for example, I will not answer any questions. I do not know them and even if I did, my vote is my vote. It is a secret vote. It is between me and my conscience. It is registered only once in the voting booth. Nowhere else.
Republicans shun polls more than Democrats do. This leads to an under-reporting of Republican votes and an over-reporting of margins for the Democratic candidates.
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I am not so sure.
I am a democrat and I know plenty of people who are also democrat and refuse to answer poles. Its more of a personal decision then anything else.
I choose to voice my opinion when asked. This is because I believe what I believe and I am not afraid or ashamed of it. If you want to know who I am voting for ask and I will tell you.
I do very much so respect the right though to not answer the question. It is a noble practice of privacy at the voting booth, so rock on!!
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