Polls Mean Nothing
I was watching TV today and saw some poll about how 55% of Americans don’t trust the president to handle another disaster. First of all I have no idea how the question or questions was structured. Second, 55% percent is a slight majority. If the margin of error is 6% then it could be that less than half the country thinks that. Third, when polls are shown on TV it has an effect on the people who see those polls and could cause them to change their opinion just because they think that they are in the minority when that may not be the case.
Kanye West was booed at the opening game of the NFL on Thursday night, and that tells me alot more about those people and their mindset than any poll.