George Carlin Quotes
In most polls there are always about 5 percent of the people who 'don't know.' What isn't generally understood is that it's the same people in every poll.
Carlin, George. Napalm & Silly Putty. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2001.
Most people want to be on the winning side, so as a candidate does better in the polls, more people try to get on the bandwagon. Prospective donors use polls very often to decide to whom to give money. Just as important a factor is the media. They want to cover the candidates that most people are interested in reading about or seeing on TV. They use public opinion polls to help make that judgment. Starting in 2015, when there were almost 20 candidates for the Republican Presidential nomination, the networks running the debates used the public opinion polls to determine which candidate could even participate in the nationally televised debates. All these show how polls can effect reality.
George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, and author. Regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comics of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of counterculture comedians". He was known for his dark comedy and reflections on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and taboo subjects. His "seven dirty words" routine was central to the 1978 United States Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a 5–4 decision affirmed the government's power to censor indecent material on the public airwaves.
