“A recent poll showed that nearly half the American public believes that the government should redistribute wealth. That so many people are so willing to blithely put such an enormous and dangerous arbitrary power in the hands of politicians-\-\risking their own freedom, in hopes of getting what someone else has-\-\is a painful sign of how far many citizens and voters fall short of what is needed to preserve a democratic republic” PeopleShouldBelieveHandsGovernmentFallWealthHalfDangerousWillingNeededCitizensPoliticianDemocraticPainfulEnormousPreservesVotersRepublicArbitraryPollsDemocratic Republic Author:Thomas Sowell
“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.” ShowsBeliefPoliticianDegreesPercentVotersPollsBelief In God Author:Jack Germond
“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.” LooksRememberCoursesAttentionOpinionPoliticianPollsSnapshotsOpinion Polls Author:Malcolm Turnbull
“You have to take risks on policy. You can't be a politician, wringing your hands, worried about what the public opinion polls are saying or worried about the negative attacks. If you believe in something, go fight for it.” IfsBelieveHandsFightingOpinionRiskPolicyPoliticianNegativeWorriedPublic OpinionPollsIf You BelieveOpinion Polls Author:Scott Pelley
“If you`re a Republican politician and you`re seeing this guy [Donald Trump] saying crazy stuff and going up in the polls, what are you going to say, you`re going to say equally crazy or maybe a little less crazy stuff.” IfsLittlesGuyStuffSeeingCrazyTrumpPoliticianRepublicanThis GuyPolls Author:Bernie Sanders
“Things poll well, but people don't believe that politicians are telling the truth. Politicians might mention renewable energy, and the public will think, "That sounds good, but I don't believe they're going to do everything they can to build those towers."” PeopleThinkingBelieveWellsMightEnergySoundPoliticianDon't BelieveTelling The TruthTowersPollsRenewable Energy Author:Zephyr Teachout
“You can use data wrong. It's just like polling. There have been a lot of politicians who go conduct a poll to figure out what they believe.” BelieveHas BeensUseFiguresPoliticianDataPollsPolling Author:Ted Cruz