Are Polls Trustworthy?

New polls are being released daily, answering how many Americans favor President Donald Trump or Vice President Joe Biden to win the 2020 presidential election. A majority of Americans don't believe these pre-vote polls are accurate, pointing to the misrepresentation of polling results from the 2016 presidential election. Experts contend the process of polling has become more precise and conclusive over time, but that they poll how people will vote, not how the electoral college will count votes. Find out how the polling industry makes money and how to understand polling results ahead of November 3rd by watching the video above.

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Are Polls Trustworthy?

[ScriptedMatt]

0:17 A poll to see if polls are accurate haha

[stephenfoster]

The best poll will be on November 3rd....oh, and it’s free.

[akilon]

Short answer: No

Long answer: Ask Hillary LMAO

[lilin]

Pollster industry will be dead after this election, if Trump wins - Frank Lutz.
I agree with you Frank and time to look for another job.

[NealB]

The only poll that matters is the ballot box on election day.

[MrChuckSigler]

Polls are meant to ~shape~ people’s opinions NOT reflect them

[FateFreeman]

When your Legit first piece of information to see how accurate polls are is a poll about polls.

[SourBogBubble]

Nope, with them saying Biden leads Texas.😂🤣😭😂🤣 was all the proof I needed to confirm my suspicions.

[racecar]

I trust Polish people more than political polls and I don't even know anyone from Poland.

[redghost]

Not true. I voted for Mr. Poll last Tuesday.

[jasonmartinez]

0:14. A poll of a polls!!! Ha ha ha ha! :D

[kylelee]

We finally see how untrustworthy the Media is.

[newsviewsreaction]

When do these polls happen I never got polled by these so called accurate result givers

[volumelow]

Trump 2020.

I am an Asian born American who wants to make America great again!

[danielbulgarelli]

Doesn’t even talk about if they are trustworthy just talks about polling. Misleading title

[lazygamer]

I don't trust anyone or anything. It's too dangerous to trust these days.

[bigrooster]

I have a lot of friends and family members in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin who say their voting for Biden when pollsters call them but all of them are voting for President Trump.

[FinancialShinanigan]

Sure but they influence voters to go vote harder or relax changing the next poll and the election outcome

[josephsprecher]

No they are not trust worthy we saw what happened GO VOTE 🗳

[omg_cHOi]

The answer is no, I've saved you time.