Slave to the Polls

[Tmy]

Why is there so much emphasis put on polling??? Major political decisions are based on what the latest poll say about the public.
Politicians are the same poeple who complain about low voter turnout, yet they focus on these polls that take into account a miniscule % of the population.

How accurate are they anyhoo. I know when I get these phone calls I hang up, or give bogus answers.

[BobK]

I don't put much faith in polls. They can be very accurate when the questions are worded properly, but can be very biased when the company paying for the poll has the questions worded to present a skewed opinion.

[arcticpenguin]

I think a political leader has a legitimate interest in knowing what the "will of the people" is, but I don't think he/she should pander to it. There are times when you just oughta do what's right, not what's popular.