I have finally got around to contributing to this worthwhile venture.
The topic I would like to discuss is Election Polls. It is a well known fact that people (as a mass) want to be on the side of the winner. So WHY do we allow the media to publish reports, 6 weeks (most of the times even more) in advance of elections?
Is this not putting undue pressure on the uninformed populace? Because, if you pause to think about it, we never get the actual methodology of how the poll was conducted, or if it was even a scientific poll. I could start my own poll that shows with percentages and fancy graphs that Big Bird will win the 2012 US Presidency. But if I don't tell you HOW I got that data, it's meaningless (Note: I asked ten 5 year olds after watching sesame street, go figure).
It's time to stop spoon-feeding the masses. It's time to force them to make a choice. I really do not care if it is an uninformed choice. You better believe, after electing someone incompetent that either steals their money or takes more of it in taxes, they will pay more attention next time.
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