Do you remember ever receiving a phone call from someone asking you to participate in a poll of who you would be voting for in an upcoming election? Do you recall the name of the company conducting the poll? Do you recall how long it took for the caller to hear a dial tone when you hung up?
Moving on — what would you consider voter interference? Let’s lay it out for you to decide.
Polls have the ability to shape voters’ perception of candidates and shape public opinion. The 2016 and 2020 presidential elections underestimated support among voters — coincidental or deliberate? Voter interference or legitimate poll results?
Are fake polls designed to target voters who are undecided or uninformed about political candidates? Distinguishing legitimate polls from fake polls makes democracy more resilient against manipulation. Isn’t manipulation considered voter interference? During the 2022 midterms, weak polls distorted polling averages and contributed to misleading perceptions of several races.
A reported CNN graphic showed a candidate for POTUS leading an opponent in 2024. The candidate serving in office was tasked with closing the border to illegal migrants — in numbers exceeding 18 million. The candidate admitted to not visiting the border but admitted never traveling to Europe either.
So, what were the major accomplishments for four years of the seated candidate while earning the title “word salad”? The candidate running as leader of our country had poll numbers exceeding the seated candidate even when his performance was classified as “elder abuse” and an embarrassment to America.
If you question whether unnamed poll takers participate in voter interference, listen for the sound of a dial tone when you are unwittingly pulled into an abyss of manipulation and are refusing to be used by unscrupulous politicians.
Your call — voter interference or dial tone?
