Polls cannot predict elections. Yet so-called news outlets report them as if they contain meaningful information. Polls are no more newsworthy than having live reports from the scene of some past or future event where 'reporters' have to fill air time with empty speculation because there is actually nothing new to report. For some reason, we get sucked in by this sleight of hand which is devoid of journalistic content. Even though I immediately switch the feed when a bunch of reporters gather at such an event pretending they are reporting something, polls get me every time. I know they aren't worth anything, yet I can't look away from the smoke and mirrors.
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