It seems that every week I come across some poll numbers that are astonishing – like the fact that 25% of Americans seem to think that we DID find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
Now, I thought that there were two possibilities: either people are very, very stupid; or the questions are rigged. I just discovered a third possibility – the polls lie.
Take a look at this post from Patrick Neilsen Hayden.
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