Polling is used to shape opinion rather than reflect it.

[zbdent]

Oh, wait. I'm sorry.

I was quoting Rush Limbaugh from August 22 of this year, when Romney was behind.

Here's how I got that ... just type "rush limbaugh opinion polls" in the search engine. This time, I did "Google", and it was 3rd or 4th.

[NYC_SKP]

1. So, that babyeater was right about something for once in his life.

wow!

[KT2000]

2. why are polls important

because most people are followers. They want to back a winner, so those who wish to create the impression their candidate is winning create weighted polls.
Obviously not all polls are the same and all polls fall short of true statistical methods.

[zbdent]

3. I posted this because it shows that the Repugs were spinning the polls

as a load of liberal BS ... when it was their guy "losing" in the polls.

[KT2000]

5. Got that

I used to work at the Census Bureau where extreme efforts are made to obtain an unbiased sample for every survey. It just drives me crazy to see these seat of the pants polls being used at all.

[ywcachieve]

4. Only lemmings let polls shape their opinion.

We are NOT lemmings.

STOP the negativity, and VOTE!

[amborin]

6. polls certainly do shape opinion

Nate speaks to the herd effect among polling organizations themselves. Applies even more to individuals.