Quotes about Polls

Polls are biased left; GOP wins on the issues. Votes: 3

Polls are like perfume-nice to smell, dangerous to swallow Votes: 3

Polls? Nah... they're for strippers and cross country skiers. Votes: 3

Polls are inaccurate in my opinion, based upon anecdotal evidence, based upon people that I know. Votes: 3

Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their actions. Votes: 3

I always lose the election in the polls, and I always win it on election day. Votes: 3

If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign. Votes: 3

Polls are the corporate media's standardized tests to determine how well we have learned what it has taught us. Votes: 3

Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right? Votes: 3

Polls show that Arabs admire a lot of the Western values, cultural aspects in the West. It is more about policies than about way of life. Votes: 3

Polls suggest that more and more, opposition to Obamacare is based on voters' personal experience, and not just on what they have heard or read about the law. Votes: 3

Polls are frequently taken to try to tease out or determine likely directions and trends, but once taken, they belong to the past, requiring that new polls be taken. Votes: 3

I haven't trusted polls since I read that 62% of women had affairs during their lunch hour. I've never met a woman in my life who would give up lunch for sex. Votes: 3

Squabbling in public will eventually ruin football; there's no doubt it's hurting us already. Polls taken by Louis Harris - polls as valid as any political polls - indicate that very clearly. Votes: 3

Polls that have been taken by kindergarten, first- and second-grade teachers indicate that 30 percent of the kids have been deprived in some way so that they are physically unable to keep up with the class. Votes: 3

Polls consistently show that the majority of Americans favour research using embryonic stem cells and yet politicians continue to pander to the outspoken religious minority that is hampering efforts to develop this potentially valuable technology. Votes: 3

Polls are no substitute for leadership because, at its very essence, leadership is about giving people what they don't already have - a sense of vision, inspiration, or even an adequate grasp of a particular subject. Votes: 3

A government shutdown, it isn`t the end of the world. It`s a bad thing. The government stops working for a few days. We cover it a lot. Polls turn against who ever made it stop working. Votes: 3

This party will not take its position based on public opinion polls. We will not take a stand based on focus groups. We will not take a stand based on phone-in shows or householder surveys or any other vagaries of pubic opinion. Votes: 3

The American people, Neil, are sick and tired of excuses. They are sick and tired of the blame game. And they're sick and tired of the deception coming from this president and this administration. This is why I believe that I am doing so well in the polls. Votes: 3

One-fifth of Americans, 20% believe that Barak Obama is, himself, a Muslim and in fact - amongst Republicans that number is almost 40%. Polls show in this country, that the more you disagree with Barak Obama's domestic policies, the more likely you are to think that he is a Muslim. Votes: 3

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls. Votes: 2

A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. Votes: 2

Don't worry about polls, but if you do, don't admit it. Votes: 2

How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt? Votes: 2

A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls. Votes: 2

If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing. Votes: 2

I figured out Karl Rove's political strategy -- make gas so expensive, no Democrats can afford to go to the polls. Votes: 2

According to a new poll, 48 percent of Americans believe that Hillary Clinton is honest and trustworthy. Then Hillary said, 'Actually I just made that poll up.' Votes: 2

It's as predictable as the sun rising in the morning. Every time Barack Obama's poll numbers rise you can be certain he's done something else to weaken the country. He's empowered a base that loathes American excellence. Votes: 2

The so-called science of poll-taking is not a science at all but mere necromancy. People are unpredictable by nature, and although you can take a nation's pulse, you can't be sure that the nation hasn't just run up a flight of stairs. Votes: 2

The greatest threat to public confidence in elections in this case is the prospect of enforcing a purposefully discriminatory law, one that likely imposes an unconstitutional poll tax and risks denying the right to vote to hundreds of thousands of eligible voters. Votes: 2

I think the people will- who advocate having a step back and read those public opinion polls on the front page of the newspapers all over this country saying public supports restoration in restoration of the Everglades, protection of the parks and the creation of monuments. Votes: 2

The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was doing work on the ground. I think the important thing is that my candidacy was born from citizens themselves, driven by the people and which the parties picked up favorably. Votes: 2

The liberated man is not the one who is freed in his ideal reality, his inner truth, or his transparency; he is the man who changes spaces, who circulates, who changes sex, clothes, and habits according to fashion, rather than morality, and who changes opinions not as his conscience dictates but in response to opinion polls. Votes: 2

Even when the polls are open to all, Negroes have shown themselves too slow to exercise their voting privileges. There must be a concerted effort on the part of Negro leaders to arouse their people from their apathetic indifference.... In the past, apathy was a moral failure. Today, it is a form of moral and political suicide. Votes: 2

The fate of the country does not depend on how you vote at the polls - the worst man is as strong as the best at that game; it does not depend on what kind of paper you drop into the ballot-box once a year, but on what kind of man you drop from your chamber into the street every morning. Votes: 2

A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls. Votes: 1

Too many young musicians today want to win polls before they learn their instruments. Votes: 1

When you go to the polls, ethics and morality should be part of the evaluation. Votes: 1

In Britain, polls show large majorities in favour of mansion taxes and higher taxes on the finance sector. Votes: 1

Public opinion polls are rather like children in a garden, digging things up all the time to see how they're growing. Votes: 1

If the critics are right that I've made all my decisions based on polls, then I must not be very good at reading them. Votes: 1

What makes me worry today is the alarming decline in the trust in democratic institutions - political parties, Parliaments, political leaders. Less and less people are going to the polls in most advanced democracies. Votes: 1

The polls are just being used as another tool of voter suppression. The polls are an attempt to not reflect public opinion, but to shape it. Yours. They want to depress the heck out of you. Votes: 1

The Washington establishment think Republicans win elections by you don't stand for anything, you keep your head down, you don't rock the boat. You know what? Every time we do that, we get clobbered in the polls. Votes: 1

The polls show that concern over inequality among the general public rose pretty sharply after the Occupy movement started, very probably as a consequence. And there are other policy issues that came to the fore, which are significant. Votes: 1

The polls indicated that I was feisty, that I was tough, that I had a sense of humor, but they weren't quite sure if they liked me and they didn't know whether or not that I was sensitive. Votes: 1

On the one hand, she is cut off from the protection awarded to her sisters abroad; on the other, she has no such power to defend her interests at the polls, as is the heritage of her brothers at home. Votes: 1

America's demographic shift was obvious to everyone in the 2010 Census - but Republicans stubbornly rejected math, facts, and polls to their electoral peril. While Republicans tailored their platform by and for the pale stale and male, among us, Obama and Democrats are embracing America's diverse mosaic. Votes: 1

In the United States, one of the main topics of academic political science is the study of attitudes and policy and their correlation. The study of attitudes is reasonably easy in the United States: heavily-polled society, pretty serious and accurate polls, and policy you can see, and you can compare them. Votes: 1

Gay rights is just a matter of time. Look at the polls. Worrying about gay marriage, let alone gay civil unions or gay employment rights, is a middle-age issue. Young people just can't see the problem. At worst, gays are going to win this one just by waiting until the opposition dies off. Votes: 1

The only tactic liberals have is to try to intimidate people into thinking that the Tea Party is racist. The Tea Party is not a racist movement, period! If it were, why would the straw polls keep showing that the black guy is winning? That's a rhetorical question. Let me state it: The black guy keeps winning. Votes: 1

There's very little dislike of Americans in the world, shown by repeated polls, and the dissatisfaction - that is, the hatred and the anger - they come from acceptance of American values, not a rejection of them, and recognition that they're rejected by the U.S. government and by U.S. elites, which does lead to hatred and anger. Votes: 1

I'm very happy with the way I look. I wake up some morning, catch myself in the bathroom mirror, and go, 'hey girl, you're alright'. But on the other hand, I find the website stuff, and the polls, something completely removed from my own personal life. You can't take anything like that too seriously, otherwise you'd end up in the loony bin. Votes: 1

You can't depend on polls. Votes: 0

I don't care what the polls say. Votes: 0

I don't pay a lot of attention to polls. Votes: 0

I treat opinion polls with a pinch of sugar. Votes: 0

I don't give much credence to "The Washington Post" polls. Votes: 0

I don't read polls to decide what I'm going to do. Votes: 0

If I believed in polls, I wouldn't get up in the morning. Votes: 0

Whatever the polls do between now and then, winning is what matters. Votes: 0

The media, the polls and our legislatures fortunately have short attention spans. Votes: 0

Of course I base all my election promises and policies on opinion polls Votes: 0

You're 18 points down [in the polls]... You might as well do what's right. Votes: 0

Percentages! Those are for economists, polls, and politicians. Percentages can't define your identity. Votes: 0

You see, Mr. President - real leaders don't follow polls. Real leaders change polls. Votes: 0

President Obama is now losing to 'Republican Nominee' in polls - no name needed. Votes: 0

This year [2016], however, polls show [Hillary] Clinton winning white college-educated voters by double digits. Votes: 0

You know, the polls show that 70 percent of the people are for stem-cell research. Votes: 0

There's a big gap between public opinion polls and the vote in Washington, in Congress. Votes: 0

Any poll is a picture of an unfinished horse race except the Election Day polls. Votes: 0

I've been in politics long enough to know that polls just go poof at times. Votes: 0

True emancipation begins neither at the polls nor in the courts. It begins in woman's soul. Votes: 0

Second, recent polls over there show that the majority of Iraqis want us to leave precipitously. Votes: 0

I don't care what the polls say. I don't. I'm doing what I think what's wrong. Votes: 0

I don't consult polls to tell me what my principles are or what our policies should be. Votes: 0

I think you can not be blown off course by the fluctuations in the public opinion polls. Votes: 0

Aside from Donald Trump, polls find [Hillary] Clinton to be the least-liked presidential candidate in recent history. Votes: 0

You should go to the polls, organize yourself. But once lawmakers are chosen, they must be respected. Votes: 0

I read these polls because civil-liberties organizations tell me I need to be aware of public opinion. Votes: 0

If you are guided by opinion polls, you are not practicing leadership -- you are practicing followership. Votes: 0

Our own State Department polls say that 80 percent of Iraqis view the United States as an unpopular occupier. Votes: 0

Democrats are afraid of polls. Republicans aren`t afraid of polls. Republicans make polls. Democrats run from polls. Votes: 0

Leaders do not sway with the polls. Instead, they sway the polls through their own words and actions. Votes: 0

Last month, the Iraqi people went to the polls, voting in their first free election in more than 50 years. Votes: 0

Anyone dumb enough to get his political information from a comic strip deserves what he gets at the polls. Votes: 0

If the tea party is so racist, how come when they have straw polls the black guy keeps winning? Votes: 0

I haven't had a gaffe or something that I've done that has caused me to fall in the polls. Votes: 0

So much love, too much love, it is our madness, it is rotting us out, exploding us like dandelion polls. Votes: 0

The exit polls suggest that after a relatively disappointing first term, Obama managed to reassemble almost all of his 2008 electorate. Votes: 0

Old people go to the polls because they can't get erections, young people stay home, do drugs and have sex. Votes: 0

The hack is like a politician who consults the polls before he takes a position. He's a demagogue. He panders. Votes: 0

In spite of the polls, the fact is that American Muslims are very happy and they thrive in this country. Votes: 0

Whereas our grandparents lived as if they had swallowed gyroscopes, we think and act as if we have swallowed Gallup polls. Votes: 0

When it comes to Hillary Clinton, it is really about mobilizing and energizing women voters to turn out to the polls. Votes: 0

My own party can succeed at the polls only so long as it continues to be the party of militant liberalism. Votes: 0

I do not subscribe to the school of thought that I am leading the presidential polls because of my beautiful legs. Votes: 0

I feel that one of the reasons Brexit happened was that people stayed at home rather than going to the polls. Votes: 0

The South is dry and will vote dry. That is, everybody that is sober enough to stagger to the polls will. Votes: 0

Bill Clinton strikes me as the kind of guy who goes wherever the polls lead him, rather than leading the polls. Votes: 0

I do believe that the buck stops here, that I cannot rely upon public opinion polls to tell me what is right. Votes: 0

Senator Martinez is not driven by polls; he is driven by the needs of the state of Florida and its 17 million constituents. Votes: 0

What's true or right is NEVER determined by popularity or polls. The right thing is often unpopular since it's harder to do. Votes: 0

Half the population hold that the government is run by a few big interests looking out for themselves, as polls regularly show. Votes: 0

After months and months at the top of the polls, there is a real possibility that Donald Trump could be the nominee. Votes: 0

If the polls are right, our Judeo-Christian heritage is no longer the foundation of our values. We have become a post-Christian society. Votes: 0

There are a bunch of people who are never going to be for Trump. Most Democrats, polls show, will never be for Trump. Votes: 0

Brexit suggests that there IS some level of non-vocal group who supports positions like those espoused by [Donald]Trump that polls are missing. Votes: 0

I am 90. I can work day or night. I'm the same guy, but the polls show the effect of age. That's the issue. Votes: 0

I can tell you if you look at the polls, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, they do not think we should increase the debt limit. Votes: 0

If the guy in front of you at the polls has arm swords, you might want to considering filling out an absentee ballot. Votes: 0

Public-opinion polls show that Americans split about evenly on civil unions. But when the words 'gay marriage' are presented, they break 3-to-1 against it. Votes: 0

Opinion polls are not worth the paper they are written on, in my view, through the conference season. They don't settle down again until November. Votes: 0

If you look at the polls, for all the talk about immigration and even trade, ObamaCare was an extremely important issue for Trump voters in 2016. Votes: 0

In 2000 the majority of people wanted me and Buchanan on the debates in two thousand. And me on the debates in 2004. have there been any polls? Votes: 0

Nobody looks at opinion polls with more attention than politicians, but of course you've got to remember that a single poll is a snapshot in time. Votes: 0

I don't accept that. I really don't care - I'm going to be like one of these deniers - I don't care what the polls say. Votes: 0

What the polls don't tell you is, though other polls do, is that if you do a study of CEOs, top executives in corporations, they're liberal. Votes: 0

My Christian faith teaches me marriage is between man and a woman. I'm not evolving with the polls. I'm not changing like Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. Votes: 0

I'm passionate about mobilizing young Latinos to get to the polls, so I'm involved with Voto Latino. Latinos are a vital but underrepresented force in this country. Votes: 0

Obama is huge in the polls these days. His popularity is soaring. Even conservatives are coming around. 30 percent of them now believe Obama deserves a Green Card. Votes: 0

I have this to say to the people: go the polls and vote for the candidate of your choice... This is your responsibility; do not neglect it. Votes: 0

I think it's too soon. We are less than 24 hours since the polls closed, it's too soon to speculate. There's all sorts of names, I'm sure, around. Votes: 0

According to the recent polls, Bush has a slight lead over John Kerry. So today, Bush hung a banner over the White House saying, 'Mission Accomplished.' Votes: 0

[Senators John Kerry & John Edwards] have risen high in Democratic polls with a brand of class resentment and soak-the-rich rhetoric rooted in the old-fashioned liberalism of Ted Kennedy. Votes: 0

Former President Bush, to celebrate his 80th birthday, jumped out of an airplane. And if you've seen the polls, you know he's not the only Bush in freefall. Votes: 0

In most polls there are always about 5 percent of the people who 'don't know.' What isn't generally understood is that it's the same people in every poll. Votes: 0

This is partly a function of approval ratings. People pay attention [to polls] and start saying, 'Lets take a more independent tack.' It is frankly self-interest, self-preservation. Votes: 0

Various polls have indicated that approximately 10% of Americans (25 million people) have seen them at close range so that details of the structure of the object can be discerned. Votes: 0

If you look at polls, Hillary Clinton is considered the toughest in a field of men. That`s no small victory for her going towards a general election. Votes: 0

Despite the administration's long public information campaign, for many months polls have consistently indicated only 37 percent of those eligible for Medicare say they only partially understand the program. Votes: 0

Democrats lead in all the polls by at least ten points, except one.. Fox News. That is with a margin of error of plus or minus the facts. Votes: 0

New polls show that Obama is now pulling away from Mitt Romney. And, of course, what could be more natural than to see Mitt Romney and pull away? Votes: 0

There are a lot of polls that show that actually Americans have a pretty high opinion of teachers, that Americans think teachers are just about as prestigious as doctors. Votes: 0

In the polls, over 80% support the right to die and have done for the last 25 years. Even 80% of practising Catholics and Protestants support it, plus 76% of Church Times readers. Votes: 0

These days there are not enough of such intermediary groups, between the state and the individual, with the result that political leaders are often unduly guided by opinion polls. Votes: 0

A man who is influenced by the polls or is afraid to make decisions which make him unpopular is not a man to represent the welfare of the country. Votes: 0

Saddam Hussein is about to face trial and George Bush wants to execute him. Not because of the war crimes, but because Saddam is beating him in the polls. Votes: 0

The leading non-establishment Republican candidate for president, Donald Trump, is just sailing past [establishment Republican candidates] in the polls. He is still surging. He is basically killing them all. Votes: 0

Electoral contests have nothing but polls, which is why people have grown so obsessed with them; we're desperate for an objective rendering of what is happening and what may happen. Votes: 0

Unequal access to money and media plus bias, external and internalized, and male-dominant religions and illegality at the polls - all those are reasons for women's wildly unequal political power. Votes: 0

Opinion polls consistently show that only about 5 percent of blacks have sensible political opinions, i.e. support the free market, individual liberty and the end of welfare and affirmative action. Votes: 0

If you look at the public opinion polls even, support for all the issues, people who self-identify as feminists are as least as many as those who self-identify as Republicans. Votes: 0

It is important that voters be as informed as possible when they enter the polls May 9 to determine who has the experience, integrity and vision to lead Nebraska to excellence. Votes: 0

You cannot be driven by the polls. The polls change all the time; they're easily manipulated by whoever wants to ask those poll questions; they go up; they go down. Votes: 0

To me, polls are like approval ratings for presidents are like an offensive line, right. And if an offensive line is weak, that means the defense is empowered and emboldened. Votes: 0

If they're willing to stand at polls for countless hours in the rain, as many did, then I should surely stand up for them here in the halls of Congress. Votes: 0

I'm going to be the nominee. It's very hard not to look at the recent polls and think that the odds are very high I'm going to be the nominee. Votes: 0

He [Donald Trump] says five things: everyone`s dumb, he`s going to make America great again, we`re going to win, win, win. He`s winning in the polls. Votes: 0

The winner of the elections which saw the participation of almsot 30 million people was the Iranian nation and the losers were those who tried to keep people away from the polls. Votes: 0

I believe that the polling data that shows people give Obama 53% approval, I happen to think the polls are right. I just think people are not being honest with the pollster. Votes: 0

I believe that the polling data that shows people give Obama 53% approval, I happen to think the polls are right. I just think people are not being honest with the pollster. Votes: 0

A hit show takes Hollywood magic indeed, but it also takes a lot of math and science, plus the study of polls and trends to make and sell a TV show. Votes: 0

Yes, the presidential race is very close, and some public polls show it getting closer as we go into the final hours, but in one sense it's actually been stable for months. Votes: 0

I think the most important part of this now is, let's say the American people, but the polls show that the majority now don't want a war, anywhere, not only against Syria. Votes: 0

In the news this week, the polls continue to slide for Gordon Brown and some people are saying he's dead and buried. But I think the opposite - I say GORDON'S ALIVE! Votes: 0

Sure, it is apparent that presidents are looking at polls, but they are also stepping up on issues. President Clinton stepped up on tobacco. He shaped the polls on the tobacco issue. Votes: 0

If you're running far behind in the polls and you decide to use comparative advertising, you have to be able to explain to the people why the incumbent shouldn't have then ob. Votes: 0

The problem is that when polls are wrong, they tend to be wrong in the same direction. If they miss in New Hampshire, for instance, they all miss on the same mistake. Votes: 0

Look at Iraq; look at Afghanistan, where at great personal physical risk people have gone to the polls and have rejected the appeal from Bin Laden and his allies to stay at home. Votes: 0

According to various polls conducted, the single most important issue in last week's election was not the Iraq War, not the War on Terror, not even the economy. It was the cultural war. Votes: 0

I don't look at polls, I pay no attention to them. I pay attention to the public, and the sense of where the public is on certain things, but you have to lead. Votes: 0

The latest polls show that Arnold Schwarzenegger is trailing Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante in the polls. That's insane. I mean, think about it, this guy Cruz Bustamante has never even been in a movie. Votes: 0

My start in politics was watching my parents go to the polls on election day. It reminded me that being an active, engaged citizen and voter is critical to the success of our democracy. Votes: 0

You know, trust in the press, polls show - from Pew and other places - have gone down significantly over the years. Maybe the press doesn't have that much ability to frame people's decisions. Votes: 0

The polls show that 10 percent of the public are ready to vote for me even though they don't know I'm running. We hope that figure won't drop when they learn I'm in the race. Votes: 0

If you look at the polls - the conservatives are fine.I think there will be a fair amount of enthusiasm, or at least motivation. They very much want to remove President [Barack] Obama. Votes: 0

I'd rather have head to head and right now they're not getting any numbers. She's [Jill Stein] doing better than he [Gary Johnson] is, but right now in some polls she's actually not doing badly. Votes: 0

When [Donald Trump] talks about a rigged election, he's not talking about the fact that it's going to be rigged at the polls. What he's talking about is 80% to 85% of the media is against him. Votes: 0

What is true has never been a question to be decided by polls or popular opinion. Truth isn’t ‘democratic’—it’s something that God has written into the very fabric of nature. Votes: 0

There is a reality to the primary process, and you don't win primaries by being ahead in national polls. You win them by winning Iowa, by winning New Hampshire, by winning South Carolina, winning Florida. Votes: 0

The U.S. alleges it wants to democratize [the Middle East] whilst it seeks to reverse election results not legally or through polls, but by force, fostering chaos and supporting, financing and arming the corrupt. Votes: 0

Politicians read the polls that show 85 or 90 percent of the voters profess a belief in God, so they identify themselves with religion, often only to the degree necessary to reach the constituency they are targeting. Votes: 0

You'd think experienced political professionals would know better than to place their trust in exit polls, notoriously inaccurate surveys that had John Kerry winning the 2004 election by five points when he actually lost by three. Votes: 0