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What are the benefits and negatives of polls in politics?
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14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2023
Pros
Great ways to get empirical feedback from voters instead of anecdotal information
Can help candidates understand what issues are important to voters
Cons
Legislator are sometimes afraid to lead and instead live by polling results
Legislators are sometimes afraid to vote for what is best because the polling results are bad.
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