Many online political polls cannot be taken as Gospel as there is no security measure in place to prevent multiple vote by one party. Sites that utilize captcha (those annoying almost illegible images that you have to type) or other security means are more accurate than what you will find on many popular sites. Case in point the recent Drudge Report poll following CNN’s GOP debate circus.
As you can see from this video I voted multiple times…
There was nothing in place to even ID my IP address where I would have gotten a message like “You already voted” or something of that nature. Keep in mind that would only slow someone down from voting multiple times as there are programs available to mask your IP address. Most online polls have no security in place to stop rampant voting and I’m willing to bet for those who are tech savvy, “bots” could be created to vote repeatedly. The other problem with online voting is people will use social media to flood a site and vote one way.
Some people right now are ranking high in the polls, and bragging too much about it thus this post to put it in perspective, so you need to look at who is running that bragged about poll and how. Another thing to keep in mind is all the polling from the 2012 election was completely wrong. Pollsters had people believing Romney had a fighting chance to pull a win out. Political consultant/ pollster, Dick Morris, was a regular on Fox News, up until the 2012 election, where he went as far to say on Oct 31st Romney would win by a landslide turning out to be incredibly wrong. Then there was the infamous moment election night where Fox News’ Megyn Kelly went to find out what was going on after, Est GOP consultant, Karl Rove was adamant the results for Ohio were wrong. The results turned out to be true and Rove was the one who was wrong! Here you have two clear examples of how off well-respected pollsters turned out to be.
So while certain candidates boast they are winning in the polls, consider who is running the poll? Are there any security measures in place to prevent multiple votes?
The real point of all this, besides getting tired of someone bragging, is DO NOT allow individuals, the media, unscientific polls or pundits to control the narrative as to who is leading. These people and groups have an agenda to manipulate and get the candidate they want to the top. The media is already doing that where some candidates have been shut out of getting exposure to potential voters. Ignore the polls, 2012 proved they were way off. Go with your gut and support those who have made their platforms public matching your principles. The GOP debates are beyond biased, focused on starting fights between candidates for high ratings and ad revenue vs hearing where candidates stand on issues.
This thing has a long way to go it’s anyone’s race right now. Heck Rudy Giuliani, Herman Cain, and others at one point or another in 2012 were all leading in the polls but we ended up with Romney. Do I we need be reminded of the 2008 election where McCain at one point was traveling alone carrying his own bags!