Polls as propaganda

If a Conservative Party supporter gets the idea that all the polls are showing his leader is going to win the next election, he’d be more likely to give a big financial donation, since that’d seem like a good investment. 
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. There’s nothing the media loves more than to dissect, analyze, and discuss the latest in public opinion polls, writes Gerry Nicholls.

OAKVILLE, ONT.—As we all know, there’s nothing the media loves more than to dissect, analyze, and otherwise discuss the latest in public opinion polls. 

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