As he said it verbally, and was punning between "polls" and "poles", we'll never know which spelling Dief intended.

However, the disparaging of polls continues, usually as a tactic to deflect from a poll that a commenter doesn't like.

Polling isn't exact, but it's usually very, very accurate, if done well.

Pollsters themselves always cite the accuracy level of their polls and concede that a certain number of times, their poll won't be accurate.

The continued extensive use of polls by businesses, governments and all sorts of organizations and entities testifies to their accuracy.

It's a safe bet that whenever someone attacks a poll, it has nothing to do with the polls accuracy and everything to do with how the poll's results align with the disparager's position on the topic.

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