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> >
> >> You?re more than welcome to believe the
> >> polls if it brings you comfort, though.
> >
> > Hard to see what else to believe.
> >
> > Any ideas?
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> Exactly - if they're wrong, then the GR result will show by how much,
> but just *claiming* they must be wrong 'because of what happened last
> time' is not justifiable without evidence.
The only purpose of opinion polls is to influence peoples' opinions.