In a presidential field of eighteen (across major parties) I am questioning more and more what the relavence is for polls like those listed all over the internet to include a growing number of candidates who have not even declared their official canidacy. I am equally amazed at how they shuffle the numbers to determine if one person isn't running who would get their supporting votes. Why skew the public opinoins? As it is, the polls are not representative of any hard data because no one takes the time to call every American household, nor is this feasible. By including the ever growing list of names, in both parties, of people who "may throw their hat in the ring" you create even greater irrelavence in these polls and position yourself consistently further and further from the true feelings of the populace of this country.
It would seem then that polls become another instrument for media influence where it has not business other than to inform, not sway people by painting a falsified portrait of "popular opinoin". You lessen the desire of citizens to vote by diminishing their belief in their power to choose leaders by subduing what is considered by the "power elite" to be little or no consequence, including candidates like Ron Paul.
I do not ask for pandering in the other direction by inflating everyone's numbers, just simple honest and credible reporting. Let's start there.
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