Do you ever look up candidates primary state to see how they poll in their own state?

States do not either favor or disapprove of primary candidates. You can check to see how the party itself is leaning. However, the point of having primary elections is to hear the vox populi.

I don’t give 2¢ for what most others think about most anything. A few people’s opinion I care about a great deal (from time to time, issue to issue and from person to person as I select; I don’t follow any cult leader), but the more people, the less I care about the group’s opinion.

@gailcalled I think she means the ‘primary state’ that the candidate comes from, not what a state thinks of primary candidates. Like, how folks in Massachusetts feel about Romney, or how Chicagoans feel about Obama.

I don’t look it up, but am usually somewhat aware due to following political news.

@augustlan Exactly. The reason why I ask is because polls are done very often in an election year. You always hear the media reporting them. I don’t think they really persuade anyone who has already decided but I wondered if it did persuade the undecided votes. Especially if it looks like the candidate will loss their state. It has to make a person wonder if perhaps they did not do a good job in their own state. So if polls can persuade one way or another, is it helpful or harmful? Can two states decisions actual predict the outcome if one state doesn’t seem to like their own candidate.
@CWOTUS Actually was wondering more about the undecided voters. I don’t think those that have already chosen can be persuaded by anyone. If they could then they were undecided to begin with.

@CWOTUS I’ll give you my opinion for a penny. And a dozen opinions for a dime.

But it is interesting to see how Paul Ryan is doing in Wisconsin. Last I checked, not so well.

It is almost funny that anyone would decide they’re vote based on what Massachusetts voters think. Hell they kept Ted Kennedy in the Senate for 45 years after he killed May Jo Kopechne. Not exactly a good recommendation.

If you’re voting based on how others are voting, you’re not doing your job.