Random phone calling
The common expression is straw polls.
Some indeed are. Most are not.
the random selection of respondents
opinion polls have been around longer than social media opinion polls can influence how citizens vote
In most polls, the Conservatives have a slim majority.
polls
The most widely used method of formally measuring public opinion is through surveys or polls conducted by research organizations, media outlets, or universities. They gather information by asking a representative sample of the population a series of questions to gauge their attitudes, beliefs, or preferences on various topics.
Most polls are predicting a Labor victory, or at least a close result. Polls have been known to be unreliable however.
Trump is leading California polls by an average of 9 points. He gets about 40% of the vote to Cruz's 31 and Kasich's 16 most recently.
according to ice cream polls it is vanilla
Carrie Underwood
Over the last several months, John McCain has usually trailed Barack Obama in the polls, although almost always within the statistical margin of error. In most polls, McCain was ahead on several occasions, but not in all polls overall.