Senate Candidate Wants to Ban Polling

Masker writes "This is just too funny. Alan Keyes, the Republican candidate for Senate in Illinois, who is running against Democrat Barack Obama, wants to ban political polling for 'a certain period' before the election, since such polls are 'manipulative and degrading and damaging to our political system.' Could his opinion be influenced by a recent poll that shows Keyes trails by 45 percentage points behind Obama?" Could be. But it could also be influenced by the fact that polls are often wrong; they influence how people vote (people are less likely to vote for someone who "doesn't have a chance"), and polls get reported on more than issues, which can't be good for anyone except the pollsters and whoever happens to be leading the polls.

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Keyes

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

Is a buffoon and a loony.

He will go far as a Republican.

Sigh..

[genrader]

I feel bad for Keyes. I'm surprised he wants to do something like this O_o But on the otherhand, Obama has gotten himself in a good position. I bet Keyes would win in a landslide if people realized Obama has tried and I think has gotten passed a bill that allows live-birth abortions (Mom has baby, says OKAY I DONT WANT IT ANYMORE LOLOLOL, and thirty minute old baby gets its brain sucked out). Obama openly supports it, but he isn't going to be telling anyone until after he's elected.