On Oct 11, 2010, at 10:50 AM, Wojtek S wrote:
> First, polls do not measure public opinion, but manipulate it.
Some do, some don't. They can constrain the realm of the possible, and tell people what to think (if not think about), as they say in the pub opin biz, but honest detailed ones can also reveal things about what people think. And what most people think is very contradictory. It's completely unsystematic, based on hearsay and instinct and fantasy.
Doug