Authorities Quote by Rick Perlstein

Polling is merely an instrument for gauging public opinion. When a president or any other leader pays attention to poll results, he is, in…

— George Gallup

Polling can only tell us so much. It captures a moment in time that can be sustainable or utterly fleeting. It can also be…

— Jessica Tarlov

Polls are a snapshot in time and America - the American people - are whole people. They lead whole lives and they need us…

— Laphonza Butler

I don't believe in traditional, head-to-head polling.

— Brad Parscale

Polling itself, and polling analysis, have a margin of error - and a margin of interpretation; anyone who is too certain should not be…

— Harry Enten

I think polling is important because it gives a voice to the people. It gives a quantitative, independent assessment of what the public feels…

— Andrew Kohut

I ignore polling as a method of government. I think that shows a certain weakness of mind - an inability to chart a course…

— Lee Kuan Yew

“One of the problems of a society as tightly controlled as ours is that we get so little information about what those of our…

— Gore Vidal

Our polling methodology has gotten outdated, and, in fact, it's not really telling us what it needs to be telling us.

— Reid Hoffman

Polling in a general election is pretty accurate, because turnout is usually high.

— Ken Livingstone

Election polling can be used to help understand which issues matter to people, which can in turn help us understand why someone gets elected.

— Harry Enten

There's a lot of work to be done in the polling world, and a need to continue to rethink how we do what we…

— Kristen Soltis Anderson