Thursday, July 5, 2012

We love polls, but..

Any polls that are taken THIS FAR OUT from the primary and general elections in our view are pretty much worthless, as they only serve as an indicator of name recognition. Polls on Guam also do not distinguish between LIKELY VOTERS AND REGULAR VOTERS..Likely voters are generally understood to be those who no matter the weather or an invasion from Mars, will go to the voting booth and vote. Regular voters are those who are of voting age but who are not necessarily indicating that they will go and vote. It doesn't matter as much here on Guam due to less strict political party affiliation, but polls across the mainland also tend to identify Republican voters and Democratic voters because after all, voters can only vote for one party in a primary. Polls that bunch a group of Republican, Democratic, and/or Independent candidates for an office together and ask people to choose one are also worthless because of the SOLE fact that the number of candidates will be winnowed down from the Primary.

#just our thoughts. have a great Friday and a safe and fun weekend Guahan!