What does “Polls Say” in an Election even mean? How are they updated? No one has ever asked me my thoughts. Who are they asking and who is actually answering?

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What does “Polls Say” in an Election even mean? How are they updated? No one has ever asked me my thoughts. Who are they asking and who is actually answering?

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I came in just to say that I’ve been polled twice(!) in the last two weeks. I received a phone call and answered a bunch of questions about who i wanted to vote for President and how i felt about the economy and other factors.

Prior to these two calls, i had never been polled before.