How do you feel about lying to pollsters?

Personally, I have not answered any of the numerous texts that have begged me to tell them whom I’m voting for. I think polls are dangerous.

Serious question, because I’m baffled: what do you think you’re accomplishing by lying?

I just don’t respond. It’s none of their business and I agree that polls are dangerous.

Ordinarily, I’d say people don’t really have a moral duty to be truthful to pollsters.

But this seems like a pretty important one, and one where one side can be expected to repeat their tactic of lying that there was voter fraud, so I wouldn’t think to lie . . .

I don’t answer the phone if I don’t know who’s calling. My phone has been ringing a lot in the past few days and I haven’t answered, and they haven’t left any messages.

As for the question, I feel it’s your right to lie if you want to.

Why lie??

I’m fine with lying to them. If they asked how I was registered I might lie to tell the truth. I’m currently registered Republican, but I am a Democrat. I stayed a Republican so hopefully the Republican party will see Republicans must be voting for the Democrats. I am not the only one I know doing this. I originally changed party to vote for Nikki in the primary. Trying to keep Trump from winning the primary.

They pollsters ask things like the most important issues to you, and it makes me a little queasy that they alter their schtick based on polls rather than what they might really believe or think needs to be done in the country. Now, this late in the game, I guess they are just asking who you voted for. Seems like a waste of time and money to call today. It’s done. Let’s see what happens.

I haven’t answered any political pollsters calling me this political season. I worry they might be fakes, some lunatic wanting to target people. That’s my paranoia.

Why lie? To screw with republicans who might read supportive answers as optimism, and then have their hopes shattered when the truth of a democratic victory comes out.

@elbanditoroso That sounds really stupid. You’ll also depress Democrats.

@elbanditoroso Knowing the current state of the MAGA crowd, when they lose they will be saying polls said we were way ahead, the voting machines are changing votes, the Democrats cheated.

I have one friend messaging me with what she feels are evidence of voting problems. She’s a Libertarian. So far she has sent me three examples over the last week.

I don’t answer my phone for strange numbers, nor response to texts. But I also don’t pay attention to polls because they often don’t get a true sampling of voters. For instance, most young people do not answer their phones for a strange number. Whereas an older person at home might be prone to picking up the phone for every call, especially if they don’t have caller ID.

I answer truthfully.

A good pollster puts that possiblity into their statistical models.

In Germany, it’s illegal to publish results of post-voting interviews until after the polls close. I didn’t know this until quite recently, but it makes a lot of sense to me now. Humans love to be on the winning side, so some might change their vote last minute. Also, when there are reports of a supposed clear winner early on, many voters would probably decide to not bother (believing their vote won’t count).

So, if a pollster contacted me on election day, I’m pretty sure I’d decline to answer.

I haven’t been polled.

If I was to lie, I’d tell a pollster that I’m voting for Me.

If lots of people did this, perhaps the results would indicate something like this:

Trump 30%
Me 70%

Then whoever was announcing the results would think that they’ve won the election! ;-p

@elbanditoroso omg that is so childish.